For some reason, it’s suddenly important to be teaching children about drag queens in American public schools.
Forget the Three R’s — in case you’ve forgotten, they’re reading, ‘riting, and ‘rithmatic — we now need fifth-graders to know 47 different genders (there are even different sexualities and genders in Indigenous Native American communities).
The dire state of education in the U.S. is encapsulated in Illinois. Take Spry Community Links High School in Chicago. Its hokey “vision” is to “provide a challenging and supportive environment … to enable our students to succeed in the 21st century.” Its top goal: “Increasing reading and math scores to or above grade level.”