Call Me an Outdated Intolerant Bigot...

I love my country and everything it stands for. The good that is America was forged by generations of hard work, technological advances on top of prior advances, and the blood and lives of soldiers. This is what I see each and every time I see an American flag.

Now have to wonder this: Why is the PC crowd so motivated to protect everyone from judgement and failure? The greatest nation on Earth was built in an era where children failed tests and some even flunked to repeat a grade, other children played on teams that lost, and still others were cut from a team if they weren't good enough. Their egos and self esteem survived. If anything, they seemed to be stronger for it in the long run.

Look at what they achieved.

Look at all that they achieved because they had the emotional hardware/software to overcome hardship!

To learn how to overcome a major failure or hardship in life, I think overcoming a minor failure or hardship in life is a good first step. Our children are being denied any opportunity to deal with minor setbacks and disapointments. How are to learn how to deal with life?

Conversely, they are being denied any real victories since they know that everyone wins and that they haven't achieved anything unique or special. This, I think, is more damaging to their self esteem than the loss of a game or failing grade that they are being deprived of.

What is the generation that never learned how to deal with a small problem going to do? Turn to a very big (global) government to do everything for them? Maybe.

Me, I'm counting on the kids being homeschooled to lead this country through the 21st century.