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THE ESSENCE OF LANDSCAPE
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July 9, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Linda McMahon Vows To Make Schools More Like WWE By Eliminating Teachers, Replacing Them With Folding Chairs

WASHINGTON— Feb. 5-In her first official statement since being nominated as Secretary of Education, former WWE CEO Linda McMahon assured the American people Monday that
February 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Linda McMahon Vows To Make Schools More Like WWE By Eliminating Teachers, Replacing Them With Folding Chairs

WASHINGTON— Feb. 5-In her first official statement since being nominated as Secretary of Education, former WWE CEO Linda McMahon assured the American people Monday that
February 8, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Linda McMahon Vows To Make Schools More Like WWE By Eliminating Teachers, Replacing Them With Folding Chairs

WASHINGTON— Feb. 5-In her first official statement since being nominated as Secretary of Education, former WWE CEO Linda McMahon assured the American people Monday that
February 8, 2025 at 1:01 AM
in which students must deliver a dramatic monologue while walking in slow motion toward the school doors as their theme song plays over the intercom. #lindamcmahon #education #WWE
February 8, 2025 at 12:49 AM
on national television.
At press time, McMahon was reportedly finalizing a proposal to introduce “Entrance Music” as a mandatory subject in all U.S. high schools and replace exit exams with a new “Exit Music” requirement,
February 8, 2025 at 12:49 AM
uniquely qualified to handle the public school system. She also pointed out that under her leadership, WWE’s 'Attitude Era' saw significant engagement from young viewers, many of whom went on to lead “very normal, very well-adjusted” lives after years of watching D-Generation X make obscene gestures
February 8, 2025 at 12:49 AM
“The goal of education should be fostering critical thinking, not determining who gets to graduate by taking a DDT onto the concrete floor behind the cafeteria.”
Despite the backlash, McMahon defended her plan, arguing that her decades of experience choreographing pre-determined fights made her
February 8, 2025 at 12:49 AM
“Replacing teachers with folding chairs seems… concerning,” said National Education Association president Rebecca Pringle, expressing alarm at McMahon’s proposal to introduce a new ‘Extreme Learning’ curriculum where students who fail algebra are subjected to a flying headbutt off the top rope.
February 8, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Critics, including many educators and child development experts, have voiced concerns over McMahon’s approach, questioning whether an education system based on scripted feuds and body slams will adequately prepare students for the workforce.
February 8, 2025 at 12:49 AM
She also announced plans to phase out standardized testing in favor of ‘Last Man Standing’ exams, in which the student left conscious at the end receives an automatic A.
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cage-match style student disciplinary hearings, SmackDown-themed pep rallies where superintendents throw underperforming principals through tables, and a national initiative to teach children the importance of school choice through Royal Rumble eliminations.
February 8, 2025 at 12:49 AM
“It’s time for an education system that actually prepares students for the real world—the kind of world where you don’t get a diploma, you win it in a no-holds-barred ladder match.”McMahon went on to outline her ambitious new vision for America’s school system, which includes
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“For too long, schools have relied on ineffective methods like reading, writing, and science,” said McMahon, standing at a podium flanked by an American flag and a life-size cutout of John Cena.
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she would bring “a fresh, action-packed” approach to learning, vowing to eliminate outdated concepts like traditional teachers and replace them with “more effective educational tools, like steel folding chairs.”
February 8, 2025 at 12:49 AM
How I Ubermensch Your Mother

(thank you… I’ll see myself out now)
February 1, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Arendt Development
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It’s my click in the box, girl
January 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM