Kids cracking jokes mid-lockdown because active-shooter drills feel fake and the fear never lands right. Three veteran educators—Eric Stenlake, Jennifer Winters, Danielle Lysaght—pull zero punches on what’s actually happening inside schools. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley dig into mental health breakdowns, junk school food, teacher shortages, insane budgets, and why the system keeps failing the people in the room every day.

Timestamps:

• (00:00) School shootings open with Eric, Danielle, Jennifer
• (00:56) Why this convo hits different
• (04:39) Active-shooter drills—kids laugh because nobody taught fear management
• (09:22) Mental health collapse in classrooms
• (14:59) Missing health education and life skills
• (17:42) What teachers actually deal with daily
• (35:15) Security theater vs. what might work
• (56:38) Where the education budget really goes
• (01:00:49) Teacher pay, retention, and burnout truth
• (01:08:05) Martial arts, ROTC, and physical discipline ideas
• (01:28:35) School nutrition disaster and brain impact
• (01:39:21) Final thoughts—why teaching still matters

Connect:

• Eric Stenlake / Energetic Life Now – https://www.youtube.com/@energeticlifenow

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