Whatever is going on in America’s education system is not working. Young people are discovering Osama bin Laden on TikTok and it’s sickening.
How can it be that young Americans are so ignorant? Surely the events of 9/11/01 are taught in schools, I thought. That is not a given. In Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Legislature have fixed that. Florida K-12 students will receive at least 45 minutes of instruction on the history and significance of that day. It will be covered in middle and high school public schools. Teachers are encouraged to use age-appropriate resources. The day will be known as 9/11 Heroes Day in Florida schools. DeSantis is the only Republican presidential candidate who attended the 9/11 memorial service this year in New York. It makes a difference to have a veteran running for office.
TikTok videos are showing young women who claim to have fan-girl-type reactions after reading bin Laden’s Letter to America. I don’t do TikTok but it’s what I see online. It’s enough to turn stomachs. We’ve always had a blame-America-first crowd in this country, especially among Democrats (remember Obama’s time in office?) but this is a new…
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