Hillsdale College is a rightwing Christian extremist organization that ostensibly honors the United States Constitution.

Here’s their quiz, which should be called the “Constitutional Trivia Quiz.”, whose purpose is obviously to convince Americans of their ignorance.

When I teach, I’m going for understanding of the topic, not the memorization of useless information.

Understanding the U.S. Constitution

Here’s a story:

He had 3 days left until graduation.

Kendrick Castillo was 18. A robotics student. College bound. Accepted into an engineering program. The final week of school felt like countdown, not crisis.

Then a weapon appeared inside a classroom.

Students froze.

Kendrick did not.

Witnesses say he moved instantly. He lunged toward the attacker. No hesitation. No calculation.

Two other students followed his lead.

Gunfire erupted.

Kendrick was fatally sh*t.

But his movement changed the room.

Classmates were able to tackle and restrain the attacker until authorities arrived. Investigators later stated that the confrontation disrupted the attack and likely prevented additional casualties.

In seconds, an 18-year-old made a decision most adults pray they never face.

Afterward, the silence was heavier than the noise.

At graduation, his name was called.

His diploma was awarded posthumously. The arena stood in collective applause. An empty seat. A cap and gown without the student inside it.

His robotics teammates remembered him as curious. Competitive. Kind. Someone who solved problems instead of avoiding them.

He had planned to build machines.

Instead, he built a moment.

A moment that classmates say gave them time.

Time to escape.

Two points:

If you can read this without tears welling up in your eyes, you’re a far more stoic person than I.

Since Big Money has made it impossible for the United States to implement the same common-sense gun laws that exist in the rest of the planet, this story will reduplicate itself into perpetuity.

Bravery Meets Tragedy: An Unending Story

How often does this happen? How about never?

Trump loves to say that little boys go to school and come back home little girls.

He’s the most powerful person in the world for exactly one reason: We’re a nation of morons.

Forced Transgendering of America’s Little Kids