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I'm so glad I live in Texas. We have a few snotty enclaves, but they're outnumbered by all of the band parents

Go, TX. Go, conservative schools. Go, band parents. Too many parents forget they own the schools or are too lazy to bother. That's the reason our school system has gone leftist and bottomed out.

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As I'm sure you've discovered, many of our teachers and administrators are more center-left than center-right. It irks me when I see teachers with an attitude that "we parents work for them".

I've had a few friendly discussions with my kids' teachers, just to keep things as balanced as possible.

For example, a teacher sent us an email that my (14 YO) son was caught playing a game on his tablet during class. My response was dual-edged: one, we'll discuss it with him as reinforcement; two, what the hell did you expect when every student (I hate the term "leaner") is issued a tablet instead of textbooks?

I usually let my wife respond now, as she sees my replies as "confrontational"...lol.

When I have the time to meet with a teacher, to include my grandson's (in kindergarten), I give them a brief bio so they know where I'm coming from: tested at 12th grade reading in 6th grade, 4 year academic scholarship, bachelors and masters degrees, lived in Germany for 4+ years, 8 years in the military, CPA for 20+ years.