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Community Solutions Podcast


Aug 1, 2020

www.commsolutionsmn.com- Well… it’s time for school to start again, or is it? Governor Walz is having a big meeting on July 27th, with a public statement possibly by July 30th. We could have school as normal, distance learning, or a hybrid solution of distance and in-school learning. Do teacher’s really want to go back? Not if you listen to the teachers’ unions. They are making lists of demands. In fact, Los Angeles’ 17 page diatribe is insane, and they are refusing to agree to go back unless their demands are met. They want billions of dollars in funding, Medicare for all, a wealth tax, a separate millionaire’s tax, defund the police, housing security, paid sick leave, put a moratorium on charter schools, and funneling aid to undocumented illegals.

Education MN has their own list of goals. They believe that health needs to come before the economy, casting the welfare of the same families into dire straights. They also want to solve the inequities of the state’s families before they go back. They desire more sick days for teachers and families. They need (again) billions of dollars to make changes like additional hand washing stations and other changes to school facilities. These games are creating an actual education gap. We need to do something different in schooling. Where are the disruptors? It’s time for the next era of education.

We also play a game show around a list of “attributes of whiteness” as released (and then removed after two months and some push back) by the Smithsonian. I think you will be surprised at the attributes they consider as being “white”, and conversely, what attributes then are attributed to non-whites. It’s super racist, and they merely removed the graphic, but there is still this

Have you checked out our Spotify playlist? At the beginning of each episode, Jason quotes some song lyrics that have to do with the subject matter of the podcast. Andrew never knows what they are, but now he can… and so can you! We’ve launched the Spotify playlist: “Community Solutions Music From the Podcast!” You can listen to Roundabout from Yes after listing to Episode 30 on Roundabouts… or kick back and enjoy a rocking playlist just for the thrill of it. We add a new song every week. Subscribe and enjoy!

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