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Yes, this is a true story from the American frontier. I got it first-hand from my grandmother who was there as the young schoolteacher in a one-room schoolhouse. All kids brought guns every day. And so did their teacher. Find out why, and find out how they were able to pass exams with questions like the following at age 14:
· If a load of wheat weighs 3942 lbs., what is it worth at 50cts. Per bu., deducting 1050 lbs. for tare?
· Name the parts of the Bill of Rights and explain which rights they protect.
· Find cost of 6720 lbs. coal at $6.00 per ton.
· Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent.
· What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft. long at $20 per square meter?
· Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent.
· What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance around which is 640 rods?
· Relate the causes and results of the...
“I thought being on the left was a mental problem. The empirical evidence is so overwhelming that it never worked anywhere, and they refused to accept it. But what I discovered is that being on the left is a disease of the soul. The left is built on envy, hatred, resentment, and unequal treatment under the law. They are very violent, and since they have no way or arguments to answer, they go for physical violence.”
Argentinian President Javier Milei
"Control the food, control the people. Control the fuel, control continents.”
-- Henry Kissinger.
