vlthomp

Wife to Tim, mom to Ian & Colin, Kindergarten teacher, life long learner, bike rider & dog mom to my Jacks (Oreo, Roxy, & Buddy)! *All opinions are mine own*

[Teachers Unite @Teachers__Unite]

A school district is requiring central office employees to work as supply teachers for 8 days. This would help #tvdsb & all of #onted with the teacher shortage! It would also give senior admin the chance to see how their decisions impact staff & students.
https://t.co/srXmnG3Shr

[Proud Elephant 🇺🇸🦅 @ProudElephant]

Kevin Sorbo is right! 🎯

[Mike Netter @nettermike]

This article was written by a 26 yr old college student by the name of Alyssa Ahlgren, who's in grad school for her MBA. What a GREAT perspecitve..👍🏽

My Generation Is Blind to the Prosperity Around Us!
I'm sitting in a small coffee shop near Nokomis (Florida) trying to think of what to write about. I scroll through my newsfeed on my phone looking at the latest headlines of presidential candidates calling for policies to "fix" the so-called injustices of capitalism. I put my phone down and continue to look around.

I see people talking freely, working on their MacBook's, ordering food they get in an instant, seeing cars go by outside, and it dawned on me. We live in the most privileged time in the most prosperous nation and we've become completely blind to it.

Vehicles, food, technology, freedom to associate with whom we choose.These things are so ingrained in our American way of life we don't give them a second thought.

We are so well off here in the United States that our poverty line begins 31 times above the global average. Thirty One Times!!!

Virtually no one in the United States is considered poor by global standards. Yet, in a time where we can order a product off Amazon with one click and have it at our doorstep the next day, we are unappreciative, unsatisfied, and ungrateful. ??

Our unappreciation is evident as the popularity of socialist policies among my generation continues to grow. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently said to Newsweek talking about the millennial generation, "An entire generation, which is now becoming one of the largest electorates in America, came of age and never saw American prosperity."

Never saw American prosperity! Let that sink in.

When I first read that statement, I thought to myself, that was quite literally the most entitled and factually illiterate thing I've ever heard in my 26 years on this earth. Many young people agree with her, which is entirely misguided.

My generation is being indoctrinated by a mainstream narrative to actually believe we have never seen prosperity. I know this first hand, I went to college, let's just say I didn't have the popular opinion, but I digress.

Why then, with all of the overwhelming evidence around us, evidence that I can even see sitting at a coffee shop, do we not view this as prosperity? We have people who are dying to get into our country.

People around the world destitute and truly impoverished. Yet, we have a young generation convinced they've never seen prosperity, and as a result, we elect some politicians who are dead set on taking steps towards abolishing capitalism.

Why? The answer is this,?? my generation has only seen prosperity. We have no contrast. We didn't live in the great depression, or live through two world wars, the Korean War, The Vietnam War or we didn't see the rise and fall of socialism and communism.

We don't know what it's like to live without the internet, without cars, without smartphones. We don't have a lack of prosperity problem. We have an entitlement problem, an ungratefulness problem, and it's spreading like a plague."

[The Principal’s Office @educator4ever36]

Principals - NEVER do an unannounced formal observation. Ever. Even if your district tells you to do so. Tell the teacher when you are coming. Why?

I’ve NEVER seen a bad teacher perform better just because they knew I was coming to observe. However, I’ve seen great teachers stressed forever because they didn’t know I was coming. Don’t give that stress to your good teachers. Again, the poor ones, you’ll know regardless.

[Nicholas Ferroni @NicholasFerroni]

Why are veteran teachers better at teaching the modern student?

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Teacher Appreciation.

[Justin Baeder, PhD @eduleadership]

It’s time to abandon the false premise—and false promise—of differentiated instruction. We can teach the same thing to everyone at the same time. We can’t teach different content to different students at the same time. That’s magical thinking.

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

There should be a teacher on every school board…
and at every table where education decisions are made.
Because right now, we’re making policies for classrooms
without the people who actually live in them.
You wouldn’t design a hospital system without doctors.
You wouldn’t build a plane without pilots.
But in education…
we leave teachers out of the room

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

If a student assaults a teacher or staff member, they’re out of school for a year. Kentucky got this one right.
There’s a difference between behavior issues… and assault.
We’re all for second chances. Third chances.
That’s part of working with kids.
But there’s a line.
And when a student in grades 6–12 crosses that line into physically assaulting a teacher or staff member, the response has to match the act.
This isn’t about being harsh. It’s about keeping people safe.
Safety doesn’t just matter.
In today’s world, it matters the most.
You can’t build a culture of trust and respect if the adults in the building aren’t protected.
What Kentucky did matters.
They said:
This is where the line is.
And if it’s crossed, there is a real consequence.
And let’s be honest…
This should’ve happened 10 years ago.
This doesn’t mean a child’s education ends.
We have online school.
We have alternative placements.
There are still options.
But you don’t get to assault someone
and come back like nothing happened.
If we want great teachers to stay,
if we want schools where people feel safe,
we have to stop blurring the line between misbehavior and violence.
Kentucky drew the line.
Now the rest of the country needs to follow.

[GRANDPA’s FREE ADVICE @GOP_is_Gutless]

🚨 Justice Alito just exposed the core flaw in unlimited birthright citizenship.

During SCOTUS arguments, Alito hammered the key question:

If anyone who sneaks into the U.S. illegally can have a child here and automatically grant that child American citizenship — with full rights and no allegiance required — then who really controls who becomes a citizen?

The country… or the people who break our laws to get here?

This isn’t just a legal technicality. It’s about whether America still has the sovereign right to decide its own future — or if the 14th Amendment has been twisted into an open invitation that collapses our entire immigration system.

Alito’s questioning cut straight to the heart: In a world of 8 billion people, one plane flight away from U.S. soil, automatic citizenship regardless of lawful presence or loyalty turns the Constitution into a suicide pact.

Does the United States control its citizenship — or does it surrender that power to illegal entrants?
#BirthrightCitizenship #SCOTUS #AmericaFirst

[vlthomp @vlthomp67]

@KATVNews What a load of RUBBISH!!! She doesn’t know what the truth is!!!! What teachers has she actually talked to…none!!!!!!!

[Axios @axios]

WATCH: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon to @JimVandeHei on The Axios Show on where he thinks Democrats went wrong:

“Did we do a lot of stuff that was intensely stupid? We did. And people know that. Did we overdo DEI in a lot of cases? Yeah, we did. And people know that.”

[Michelle Maxwell ™ @MichelleMaxwell]

I don't want any confrontation on this post. Just getting my feelings out. If you don't agree just pass this by........ I'm going to vent here...I believe we all have the right to worship as we please, but I also know that our country, the United States of America was founded on Christian principles. I believe we should be proud of our country. A quote is a quote. It should not be amended or watered down. The news should not be afraid to use someone’s quote that refers to God.

On the "Today Show", one of the wives of one of the Navy Seals killed along with the US ambassador in Libya was being interviewed. He asked her what she would say to her children about their dad and how she would want them to remember him. Her answer, and I quote, "His love for Christ", and then continued on with a few other things. Throughout the day and on the MSN homepage, replaying the story, they have edited the "Love of Christ" part out. Why? Because using the word Christ might offend someone! Well now, it's my turn to be offended! I'm offended that they would edit it out. Offended that Christians are asked to tread lightly so as not to offend someone of another religion. This man loved his country and loved God and gave his life for both. This Founding Principle is actually embedded in our Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

I hope every Christian or every person that believes in God who is offended will copy this and paste it to their status.... Let’s get this trending 🙏

“If we ever forget that we're one nation under GOD, then we will be a nation gone under.” ~Ronald Reagan

[The Real Mike Rowe @mikeroweworks]

I want to apologize for not responding to any of the 22 thousand comments my last post inspired. I’ve been filming all week and just noticed my observations about Jimmy Kimmel and a former plumber named Markwayne Mullin have gone viral. I've also noticed that many of the comments are from people who genuinely seem to believe that Jimmy wasn’t belittling plumbers at all, but was instead, simply trying to point out that Mullin is not qualified to lead the DHS. Here's a small smattering...

Roger Bicknell...
Mikey stop. Kimmel wasn't making fun of plumbers he was making fun of Mullin.

Rebecca Piatt Gonzalez...
Dearest Mike, it's not anything to do with his being a plumber. It's him NOT being skilled in Homeland Security.

Patrick Wise...
Being a plumber qualifies you to be a plumber. Period. The issue Jimmy and the rest of us at the adult table recognize is that jobs require certain training and experience and being a plumber does not qualify you to be Sec of DHS.

Had Roger, Rebecca, Patrick and all the others who rushed to Jimmy’s Kimmel’s defense actually read what I had written, they would see that I did not suggest - even remotely - that a plumber was inherently qualified to hold a cabinet position. What I said was that being a plumber should not disqualify a person from holding such a position. Big difference. Doctors, lawyers, veterinarians, fireman, and university professors are no more or less qualified to run the DHS than plumbers, electricians, or carpenters – but should they all be dismissed as “unqualified” simply because they made a living in some other vocation?

As I wrote in my original post, credentials and diplomas are great ways to bolster a person’s credibility, especially if we’re talking about mastering a specific skill. I think we can all agree that plumbers, accountants, mechanics, and surgeons should all have to prove themselves competent before hanging out a shingle. But what do their credentials and diplomas have to do with their actual competency? Are we not already surrounded by a legion of perfectly qualified experts who don't know what the hell they're doing? Moreover, what do credentials and experience have to do with wisdom, honesty, common sense, integrity, courage, the ability to lead, or any other virtue we’d like to have in our elected officials?

There are plenty of legitimate reasons to question Mullin’s suitability for this role. But there’s no legitimate reason to disqualify him simply because he used to be a plumber. Just as there was no legitimate reason to dismiss AOC because she used to tend bar. As for the joke itself, here’s an honest question. If Senator Mullin was a retired doctor instead of a retired plumber, do you believe he would have would made the same joke?

Roger, Rebecca, Patrick...be honest. Do you really think Jimmy would have said to his audience, "So, now we have a DOCTOR in charge of protecting us from terrorism? Hey – it worked for Dr. Suess – maybe it’ll work for Markwayne!"

Personally, I don't. Not in a million years. Why? Because no one would have found it funny, that’s why. Even though doctors are no more “qualified” to protect us from terrorists than plumbers are, Jimmy knows that doctors are widely respected in society, and that plumbers are not. He knows that medical degrees and doctorates are aspirational credentials, whereas plumbing certificates are not. The entire premise of his joke was based on a personal bias that he knew his audience shared – a bias that presupposes plumbers are uneducated, one-dimensional workers who never made it to college, and are therefore "unqualified" to do anything but plumb.

Jimmy is entitled to his opinion, along with anyone else who believes that Mullin is unqualified to lead the DHS. The Constitution, however, says otherwise, and so does the Senate. Likewise, reasonable people can disagree as to what is funny and what isn’t. Frankly, I couldn’t care less. What I do care about, is the extraordinary shortage of plumbers and electricians our country is facing, and the longstanding stigmas and stereotypes that continue to discourage people from considering a lucrative career in the skilled trades. Jimmy’s joke – and his audience’s reaction to it – is proof positive that those stigmas and stereotypes are alive and well.

PS. We have a lot of money set aside to help train the next generation of plumbers. Apply for a scholarship at https://t.co/vidLSYXCf6 Who knows? Could be the first step on your road to President..

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[Sunshine Sunnybunz @SunshineS58469]

@jfergu2121 @RepMarkHarrisNC I wrote this song in honor of the victims and to spread awareness. I’m so sorry for your loss 😭

[Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol]

🚨#BREAKING: It has been revealed that the man who DRUGGED, KIDNAPPED, and R*PED a CHILD in Charlotte NC...

...IS AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT!!!!

He is also listed as a "WHITE MALE" in arrest records.

There will be no protests for her.

You won't find this in the mainstream media...

[Elephant Signal 🐘🇺🇸 @ElephantSignal]

BREAKING 🅱️

Young Americans across the country are now making videos reciting the ‘Pledge of Allegiance’..

What's your response to this......??👀

MAKE THIS GO VIRAL ON 𝕏. LET’S GO 👏