May 15, 2025
“When people are presented the alternatives of hating themselves for their failures or hating others for their success, they seldom choose to hate themselves.” Dr. Thomas Sowell
Just back from trip to DR. Had to show my passport 3 times to enter and had my picture taken twice. I even had to present my passport at the hotel. Upon returning to US had to show passport 3 times and photo taken twice. I had no problem with the immigration process.
The Biden administration encouraged colleges and universities to drop standardized tests for college admissions. Instead, colleges used “life struggles” and personal essays for admissions for about 4 years. Results now show that those students did not perform well in college. Thus, the SAT’s and ACTs are back and the correlation between test scores and college GPA’s is remarkable. See graph above. And these students graduated in 4 years. Recent studies have also shown students from different backgrounds (race/gender) with similar test scores performed well in college. This is one of the reasons Trump removed DEI from college admissions.
I like RFK. He is focusing the Dept. of Health and Human Services on the prevention of chronic diseases. This includes focusing research grants and studies on healthy habits to prevent chronic diseases. About 60% of all Americans suffer from chronic disease including high body mass index, drug use, tobacco use, and dietary issues. Less than 9% of government funded research is directed to prevention. RFK is changing that. He is also issuing new guidelines for school lunches.
And speaking of healthy lifestyles, a new study from Johns Hopkins indicates that vaping is very harmful. Thirty countries have already banned the sale of vaping products. The study used 6 popular brands of vapes and found heavy metals, chromium, pesticides, formaldehyde, and hazardous aerosols in the vaping products. The product also damages human tissue.
Trump is right about school discipline guidelines. His new guidelines focus on student behaviors without bias toward student race. Biden issued guidelines to schools regarding students race and “inclusion.” That meant Black students, as an example, were disciplined differently than other students. The criteria were different. Over the course of 4-6 years that placed racial equity over student safety. And the safety for teachers. Ask any public K-12 teacher what their biggest challenge is, and they will say disruptive students.
Above is a picture of a Mercedes Benz Sprinter Van. These vans are wonderful with great interiors. Regrettably, one of these vans is taking my dental hygienist to Idaho so she can live near her daughters. She has worked on me for 15 years and I will miss her. Godspeed B.
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