When Foundations Are Removed

This is a message for what comes next. The light stayed on.

The systems worked. But something essential was quietly taken away. We moved forward

without waiting. Stamped to prove a worth death was due. Counted progress by

the passing year, never by what the mind could do. Lessons shortened,

hedges trimmed, speed replaced the root. They learned how to answer fast,

never had to think it through. We built momentum without meaning. We promoted motion

over truth. This is what happens when foundations are removed.

The future keeps moving, but understanding doesn't move with it. Classrooms filled with