"I’ve long suspected that our educational policy is being set by people who didn’t do their English homework back in school, so that tracks." - Absolutely I think this is a huge part of it, especially for some of the people showing up at school board meetings. I do think people like Bentley are at least extremely cunning and knowledgeable about what they are doing. And I sometimes wonder if they even believe themselves in what they are saying.
And thanks for Bentley's new Substack link. I knew she had stopped posting at her other one but I deleted Twitter so I was no longer up to date on where she's writing now.
"I’ve long suspected that our educational policy is being set by people who didn’t do their English homework back in school, so that tracks." - Absolutely I think this is a huge part of it, especially for some of the people showing up at school board meetings. I do think people like Bentley are at least extremely cunning and knowledgeable about what they are doing. And I sometimes wonder if they even believe themselves in what they are saying.
And thanks for Bentley's new Substack link. I knew she had stopped posting at her other one but I deleted Twitter so I was no longer up to date on where she's writing now.
Absolutely! I'm especially intrigued by the people who aren't ignorant, who genuinely understand the scope and implications of what they're doing.