**'The Odyssey' to Blame for Kids Not Knowing Common Sense, Says Furious Local Resident on Rant Against Modern Education**
“Our tax dollars are funding a 3,000-year-old poem about a guy wandering around the Mediterranean, but my 16-year-old can’t change a tire or write a thank-you note? Forget ‘the odyssey,’ how about a class on how to use a plunger and balance a checkbook? This is why kids think ‘common sense’ means unplugging the router for 30 seconds and calling it a day. Wake up, people—our priorities are a joke.”