Doug Holt

[Doug Holt @DougHolt185725]

@krqe get the sound on.

[Doug Holt @DougHolt185725]

@myGovau From @Starlink: "ask them to check their settings or whitelist Starlink IP ranges—share this geofeed link with them for reference: https://t.co/ZVVXLMC6MG." Can you send this to the tech dept or provide POC?

[Doug Holt @DougHolt185725]

Is there something wrong with the https://t.co/jqbjlPpO3k website? I have been trying to login for a few days and when I press the "Sign in" button, it just spins, Loading please wait, and never loads. I am in the USA. I have cleared history, tried Chome and Edge.
@myGovau

[Doug Holt @DougHolt185725]

@myGovau After some research, the most probable cause is https://t.co/jqbjlPpO3k is blocking the IP from Starlink.

[Doug Holt @DougHolt185725]

@myGovau I did that and have tried in 3 different browsers and four different devices. Could it be the ISP (Starlink) blocking?

[Dave Ascoli @dave_ascoli]

I have read many comments in this thread. While I am sure politics blurs the lines, it astounds me how many people actually think closing the Department of Education is a bad thing.

I am speaking as a former teacher and school principal with years of experience. I also have 2 Master's in Education.

The Department of Education has done more to ruin education in America than any other consideration.

The DOE came online in 1979.

PRIOR to the DOE, students in America always scored well globally....usually in the top 10, often times the top 5. Since the DOE started, we have dropped significantly on the global stage.

The DOE brought us 'social promotion' and 'middle schools.' (I was a middle school principal.) For those who aren't aware, middle schools brought us, 'everybody gets a trophy,' 'team building,' 'everyone makes the team,' 'participation is more important than effort' and 'grades are bad.'

The DOE has presided over the greatest decline of academic performance on the part of students in our history.

When states were in control, we had better graduation rates (real graduation rates, not the social promotion kind), better test scores and better attendance.

States are perfectly capable of educating children.

Reading some of the comments in this thread leads me to think that some of you believe education didn't exist before 1979. Or...some of you simply aren't paying attention.

You should NOT adopt a 'Party line' on this. Look at the evidence...our DOE has been pathetic.

The DOE has replaced teaching with training. It is focused on curriculum, not children; Teachers not students; Critical Theory not critical thinking; Politics not policy.

Their efforts have manifested themselves by increased teen suicide rates, drug addiction and delinquency. (Certainly, they don't take all the blame, the families falling apart play a large role as well, but our schools are failing our children and our future.)

Wake up folks. If you truly believe children are our most valuable 'asset,' then closing the DOE is the first step toward helping them.

You should be celebrating.

[Doug Holt @DougHolt185725]

Do you all think @realDonaldTrump and @elonmusk are playing good cop, bad cop. I think so. 4D chess going on ?