I mean, it is appalling, the lack of knowledge that many of our students have. And so one of my initiatives is to make sure that patriotic education, even though Department of Education does not control curriculum, we don't hire teachers, we don't buy books. we don't do any of that. But let's encourage, if we can, that our schools throughout the nation and those who are applying for grants would understand that they will … (09:42–09:49)
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