Parent Alert! Foolish Dads, Boy Wins Girls' Championship, LAUSD’s New Curriculum

Today is May 20th, 2026. Today we ask, where are all of the dad heroes in Hollywood? And is Los Angeles Unified School District's new Jewish American history curriculum worth it? And last but not least, this is a big one, why is a boy winning California's high school girls track and field semifinals for the second year in a row? Big questions, hopeful answers right now on Parent Alert. Moms have a million things going on. That's why I invented the Starbinder. I really think you might have something. I'm going to give you an offer. Running a company is a 24-7 job. What about your husband? Could he take care of the kids? Nate? Wait a second, is he here? Yes. Here he comes. What, are you kidding? Are you eating a donut? Some garbage can out there. You can finish it. No, I'm out of here. I'm out. I'm out. Your wife is having the moment of her life and you're stuffing your face? You're a bozo. I thought, are you allowed to talk if you're already out? Lori thinks I might have something, but are you sure you can handle this? I'm the top salesman at the dealership. I think I can handle a month alone with the girls. You act like I'm going to blow the house up. Bye. Dad, the front door is locked. There's a window in the back, we'll crawl through that. This isn't the 1950s. Dads stay home all the time. This is not going to go well. Dad, you're going the wrong way. To your school? To any of our schools. You don't know where our schools are? I'm going to come along. What? No, give me the phone. Hi, what's up? It's a lot of chores. I'll get two weeks of t-shirts and two weeks of underwear. What happens after two weeks? We throw all this out and start over. The most great. Okay, well that's mostly on the horse. The Breadwinner opens in theaters Friday, May 29th, 2026. We have probably had way too many conversations and thoughts about this particular trailer around here. But first, welcome to Parent Alert. I'm Jill Simonian from Prager U Kids. I am here every Wednesday, as you hopefully now know, at 10 30 a.m pacific time, live on Prager U's Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and X. And this episode later, of course, will be over on our website prageru.com slash parent alert for viewing later. Right now, if you're watching live or listening live, drop a comment. Tell me what state you might be watching from. And if you haven't already, subscribe for free to pragerukids.com for short videos and lessons for kindergarten through 12th grade in history, civics, financial literacy, good character, and more. And we always love to showcase our latest offerings to you here on Parent Alert Live. So okay, back to the Breadwinner movie trailer. This is a fun fact. I actually used to have an on-camera job reviewing trailers on a movie network when I first started working in TV about 18 years ago. So this is sort of like a throwback to my previous life. Here's the official, you've probably seen these trailers circulating online or, you know, seen the commercials on TV. Here is the official description of the Breadwinner movie starring Nate Bargozzi and Mandy Moore. If you don't know, starring record-breaking comedian Nate Bargozzi in his first feature film, The Breadwinner is a family comedy that follows the misadventures of Nate Wilcox, whose wife Katie, played by Mandy Moore, lands a once-in-a-lifetime deal on Shark Tank that takes her on a prolonged business trip. And now the lifelong Breadwinner has to fend for his family as a first-time stay-at-home dad. With three young daughters and little experience handling their day-to-day needs, Nate finds out quickly that running the household is the toughest gig he's ever had. No disputes there, right? I think every mom will raise their hand in a wonderful way. The Breadwinner also is written and produced by comedian Nate Bargozzi, by the way, who makes it a point. I have to say this because I did a little research about Nate Bargozzi. I didn't know anything about him. And one thing unique about him is that, through his comedy, through his day job, so to speak, he makes it a point to stay away from divisive politics and keeps his stand-up routines pretty family-friendly. He doesn't get down and dirty like most other comedians do, which is very much appreciated. So thank you, Nate, for that. Our Parent Alert team question here regarding this trailer is, is it okay for dads to always seem to be the butt of the joke these days? And this is a good question. I mean, we can get over-analytical about this whole trailer, and I know it's comedy. It's not that deep, okay? And, you know, fun fact from me to you, it is not uncommon for many husbands to not have much of a clue about what the day-to-day maintenance treadmill really is in real time when it comes to keeping kids and food and housekeeping and carpooling and coordinating. A lot of husbands and dads really don't keep things running in many ways like the mom does. And it's not that it's a bad thing. It's not that it's a good thing. It's just kind of like a fact of life. Personally speaking, I can speak to that, okay? But seriously, we were talking about this here at Parent Alert. We were watching the trailer. It's gone around our whole department. And we were asking, is this snippet, and it's just a trailer, but is this snippet of a trailer a truthful depiction of how casual we've all become about emasculating men and diminishing the strength that dads can offer to families? There are tons of movies like this. I mean, this is like, I mean, I think the first one, you know, one of the first ones that everyone got a kick out of in the 80s was Mr. Mom, right? Okay, there's tons of movies like this. It's nothing, there's nothing new. Ha ha ha, the dad doesn't know what to do. But how many movies or TV shows these days, really, if you think about it, offer an example of a dad who saves the day, who leads his family, who takes care of business, who doesn't turn into a buffoon fool when it comes to driving the kids to school or whatever. I mean, I can't think of one. Maybe there's movie examples like this on Angel Studios. Angel Studios seems to be pretty traditional and, you know, old school in a really good way. But mainstream Hollywood, not so much. I could not think of one recent movie from mainstream Hollywood that really showcases dads as the hero who saves the day, who is the strength and backbone, who guides their family. Comedy or drama. I actually did a search online for, I literally typed in movies that feature, what did I type in? I wrote it here so that you can look it up too. Movies that feature strong father figures. And most every single movie that came up was from the mid 2000s and the 1990s and earlier. And I kind of thought, wow, why don't we have any new offerings in this genre? And frankly, I think it's because our culture has, you know, little by little, bit by bit, diminished the value of what being a strong father and what being, you know, a masculine man taking care of his family means. And we've been diminishing it for decades. And ultimately, masculinity has become unsellable in Hollywood and, you know, it's become un-mainstream. Now, when you talk about masculinity, the correlation that most people make is toxic masculinity. I mean, we, of course, we don't buy into that. We don't subscribe to that lie that's been forced upon us. But think about it. Think about it. And who wants to leave a comment or guess, if you don't know, about what happens to societies and nations that don't uplift and celebrate strong men in the culture? It's not good. It's not good. If you see the movie, report back to me and our Parent Alert team. And I'm curious, maybe even, I mean, given Nate Bargatze's background, where he doesn't seem to, he, I could not find anything about him that was like leaning into any kind of woke culture, woke narrative. But maybe this trailer, I'm going to say maybe this trailer is just a ruse to get folks to see the movie. And I'm curious to see if it actually proves to uplift strong men in the end. Nate Bargatze, I wish you all the success with this movie. It's your first feature film. I hope you get to make another one. But yeah, leave me your thoughts. It was a topic of conversation here, because we don't like to see dads acting a fool. We just don't. I don't want to see dad. Yeah, it's funny. OK, it's a comedy. I get it. It's not that deep. But I just, you know, with the constant, constant onslaught of dads acting like fools, what kind of message does that send our young boys? It devalues fatherhood, which is not a good thing. OK, on to our next headline. Let's go to what's new in Los Angeles Unified School District this month. Raise your hand if you know kids. LAUSD makes history with Jewish American Heritage Month recognition. And we found an article from the Jewish Journal that was posted May 7th. And, you know, we wanted to bring this information to light. I'm going to read you the first part of the article just to set up what it means. At a time, again, this is from the Jewish Journal, at a time when anti-Semitism in schools is on the rise, the Los Angeles Unified School District, LAUSD, has taken a historic step. For the first time, it has unanimously recognized May as Jewish American Heritage Month and named 18 Education, which is the name of an organization, as an official resource for its more than 500,000, 560,000 students in the district. 18, the organization behind the curriculum, was founded in 2024 by Noah Tishby. Noah Tishby has been a friend of ours here. She's done a few five-minute videos for us. Its mission is to combat anti-Semitism, support Israel and foster Jewish pride through media, education and cultural initiatives. The organization has developed content and programming designed to engage both Jewish students and their peers in a way that resonates through short, engaging video content. That sounds familiar. That kind of sounds like what we do here at PragerU. I mean, we're very, we're pro-America, but we do obviously recognize the significance and the value of what Jewish history means to us as Americans. Okay, a little bit of comments about this. First of all, if you're in LAUSD, drop a comment. Tell me if your kids or students have, you know, participated in any of this curriculum or if it's maybe coming in the future. It is no secret that I myself have mixed feelings and emotions about these cultural months that everyone seems to invent, including the cultural month that was invented for my own heritage, okay? I think, and you know, I might get a lot of flack for this online, but I really think that modern multiculturalism does more to divide and separate us rather than unite us. I am a firm believer in appreciating and learning about everyone's culture, whether it's Jewish heritage, Latino heritage, Armenian heritage, my own, Asian. I know, you know, May is also identified as Asian American Pacific Islander month. I see value in learning about all different cultures, but I do think that some of the modern pushes nowadays seem to divide and separate us more than they do to unite us. I think we should all identify as Americans first with our heritage as, you know, a companion piece of ourselves, right? E Pluribus Unum, out of many, one America is made out of many different cultures, many different mindsets, many different perspectives and backgrounds, but we are one as Americans first. That said, that said, the outright anti-Semitism that is being encouraged and frankly dictated in far too many elementary and high schools and universities right now, especially over the past few years, is too pervasive to ignore. You can't leave it unchecked. It's real, it's despicable, it's dangerous for everyone, it is seeking to destroy the West. And I want to go back to the, a quote that artist, actress and activist, Noah Tishby, the founder of the organization that's sponsoring the Jewish American curriculum in LAUSD public schools, she said this, Noah Tishby, she said, I think it all begins and ends with education. We need to make sure we weed out bad curricula and replace them with ones that spread knowledge and love rather than hate. Totally agree. And, you know, not only does this go for Jewish American history, it also goes for every heritage's history. Black American history, Armenian American history, Latino American history, spreading love rather than hate. I'm a firm believer in honoring and learning about and celebrating the different cultures, but not at the expense of dividing us. Okay. So what is the bad curricula? Noah Tishby said we need to weed out the bad curricula. Here's an example. The bad curricula is the kind of curricula that flat out teaches children lies. And here's an example, erases the country of Israel from maps posted in classrooms. That was a big story in a New York City kindergarten classroom from a few years ago. That's the kind of bad curriculum we're talking about when you're completely erasing the history or the current happenings of a nation or a people, you know, in favor of radicalizing and politicizing children. That's not okay. That's bad curricula. I have no idea if Noah Tishby's initiative includes the Hebrew Republic, but including education about Jewish history gives context and foundation to American history. What do I mean by the Hebrew Republic? Historically speaking, it explains how America's values of liberty are rooted in the Hebrew Bible, the Old Testament, and particularly the Ten Commandments. We've talked about it many times here at PragerU Kids. Personally, I think that Jewish history, as it relates to who we are as Americans, gets swept aside far too much. Yes, I believe that young Americans should be learning about the Holocaust, just as they should be learning about the Armenian Genocide, which unfortunately, I think, was a very sad precedent that set the scene for the Jewish Holocaust. But including history in classrooms, like what was the Hebrew Republic? For instance, the Hebrew Republic was a constitutional republic based on God and laws that lasted for about 300 years, from the year 1200 BC to the year 1000 BC. Including history, like what the Hebrew Republic was and why it's valuable world history for us to know as Americans, would help students and our culture at large, frankly, understand the roots for America's foundations, especially during this 250th year of America's founding. And this is exactly why some of our PragerU Kids episodes include basic Jewish history, because it gives context for when kids start learning American history. I've brought something to share with you today, which is an old episode. This is a clip of one of our Craftery episodes, and it's all about building a mini version of Israel's Western Wall, and it kind of exemplifies how Jewish history is in partnership with learning American history. Take a look at the clip right now. I'm just going to add a little bit more moss, makes it pretty. Oh, this is funny. Right. There are over a million prayers placed in the Western Wall's cracks every year, and twice a year, those papers are taken out and buried in the Mount of Olives Cemetery in Jerusalem to make room for more prayers. Now, should we leave a prayer in our Western Wall here? You betcha. Get your paper and something to write with. It can be anything. Fold it up. Very, very tiny. Into our Western Wall. Sweet! Israel's Western Wall is a symbol of religious freedom and hope after destruction. It is a sacred place for Jews and everyone around the world to visit and feel close to God. And religious freedom, that episode, obviously, is for young learners. We peg that episode as being for kindergarten through, you know, fifth or sixth grade, elementary school level. But the big takeaway in that episode is about religious freedom. And religious freedom, of course, our First Amendment, arguably our most important amendment, the thing that sets the United States apart from every other nation in the world, is, you know, freedom of expression, freedom to worship as you wish, religious freedom. And that's a big part of what it means to be an American. And, you know, when we learn world history and when we learn Jewish history, it sets a context for how and why the United States was founded in the way that it was, with the tenets that it was founded with, for freedom of speech and freedom of expression and the right to assembly and, of course, religious freedom. So I am, you know, as mixed feelings as I personally have, and I want to know your thoughts, leave them in the comments, as mixed feelings as I have about these invented cultural heritage months, I am pleasantly surprised. And also, what took so long? You know, LAUSD, the fact that they have not included any kind of Jewish history at all, allegedly, especially over these past several years, that's actually really surprising and disappointing. But the fact that there is now, I guess, a decision to officially include it when teaching history, it's very encouraging because I hope it gives context to kids to, you know, to appreciate what religious freedom is and to appreciate who we are as Americans and what our foundation is. We were founded, you know, with tenets of the Hebrew Bible, ten commandments. Okay, on to our final headline today. This is a rough one, but we're going to talk about it again because there's more to come with this story in the next few weeks. Here we go. In California, last week, a boy dominated and won the California Interscholastic Federation's regional finals in Southern California for girls track and field. This was a male senior who identifies as a girl. He won first place in the long jump, the high jump, and the triple jump. And the same thing happened last year with this same young man. I'm also obligated to name his high school, which is Yerupa Valley High, the same high school that fired one of their own high PE teachers a few years ago because she said that she refused to lie to parents if boys were using her girl's locker room, if she were put in that position. She sued the school and won her case for religious freedom, by the way. But this young man who has now dominated and won these regional finals the past two years now comes from that high school, Yerupa Valley High School. Let's take a look at a video that shows one of the events in action from the competition, showcasing this young man competing first and then followed by one of his female competitors. Let's take a look at the clip right now. so award winners in vision three in first place Gwyneth Mureka from Oak Park with a jump of 5'6 and Amy Hernandez from Yerupa Valley with a jump of five feet and inches. Pay attention, he's standing on that top podium. Obviously there's two of them right? Okay, so hopefully you were able to see this video. So last year when this young man dominated these same finals, CIF came up with what I unfortunately have to identify as a very cowardly way to deal with the situation. Because obviously if you were here last year, we talked about the same thing happening on Parent Alert and there was an outcry from parents, there was an outcry from the young women, the high school girls who were competing, there was also an outcry from people who were of the opposite perspective saying no, this young man should be competing in the girls division. So anyways, with all the controversy last year, CIF, California Interscholastic Federation, came up with a cowardly way to deal with the situation to try and satisfy all parties involved. They deemed that if transgender athletes ended up winning a category, then the person who came in second, who would likely be the actual truthful gender of the division that they were competing in, would share the first place podium. Former award-winning collegiate athlete Riley Gaines, you know her well, shared her thoughts on this news. Take a look at this quick clip. At this point, I believe they're just seeking a public humiliation ritual for the girls. I mean, really, it's probably one of the most abusive things that you can do to a young woman. I mean, these are good 14, 15, 16-year-old girls. You are minimizing their accomplishments. You are asking them to stand aside, to smile, to applaud the boy, to deny reality and pretend that it's all okay. What is that? It is psychological abuse on full display. You have these young girls who are being forced to write speeches or go on Fox News or speak out for their basic rights because the governor of California and CIF won't protect them. It's heartbreaking that the adults have failed them in the way that they have. It is heartbreaking. I played that clip because I couldn't have said it better. I can't say it any better myself. Riley has been there. She's lived it. Now, unfortunately, she's had to see it play out again and again over these several years. Now, at the high school level, Riley dealt with her situation in swimming years ago. She was also a college student. Now, she's seeing it with, like she said, 14, 15, 16-year-old girls having to be put in these situations. It's difficult enough to be a high schooler. You're worried about your peers. You want to hurt anyone's feelings. I want to be very clear right now. Everyone, regardless of different perspectives or life choices, should be treated with dignity and respect. I do mean everyone. I have never and will never condone or approve or advocate for cruelty or harassment of anyone who is not harming others, especially when it comes to kids. We are all God's children. However, truth is not offensive. Truth is truth, and truth is not relative. There is one truth. When we turn a blind eye to what is objective reality and what is truth, our schools and society will unravel and crumble. I believe that we're watching that in real time. Not to be doom and gloom, but I do believe that we are watching it in real time. No one can function if everything is built on a lie. Society cannot function. Families cannot function. Schools cannot function. Government cannot function if things are built on a lie. Unfortunately, this young man, and I know I'm going to get a lot of hate by saying he's a young woman, he's a transgender woman. I understand. Listen. God bless and God help this young man and God bless and God help this young man's parents who are allowing him to compete in the girls' division. I hope that help is offered and but it is built on a lie, and it's not going to stop until we as a society, and especially as parents and teachers, can faithfully and courageously come together and say, this is a lie. This cannot continue. Sophia Laurie is a young woman who is a former NCAA athlete in soccer. She's a young woman now who's the outreach director for California Family Council, and she has been advocating to protect girls in sports for years, and you may have taken notice of her when this girls' track and field finals meet happened last year, and this young man won the championships last year for the first time. She explains on her ex-account, and she has a lot of tweets pinned to her ex-account, but I went to her ex-account, and I saw the tweet that she has pinned at the very top, and she explains, CIF claims their hands are tied by California law AB 1266 from 2013, which is what allows people to play sports based on gender identity, yet CIF by law 300D permits students to compete in athletics based on their gender identity. As long as by law 300D remains in place, CIF cannot claim their hands are tied. So she's really saying, like CIF is sort of passing the buck saying, oh, we can't do it. California law deemed X, Y, Z, but CIF, the organization in and of itself, has created a rule within their organization that is in fact allowing this to happen. So CIF can and does have the power to right this injustice, and this is not discriminatory. Again, everyone deserves dignity and respect, but this is a matter of what is truthful and what is not truthful, especially when it comes to kids and accomplishments. But wait, there's more. I'm not done yet. As of today, and let's go ahead and pull up this tweet. As of today, this tweet was actually shared with me from Sophia Laurie of California Family Council, and this is on her ex-account. She cites that there might very well be three boys now competing at California state finals for track and field in two weeks. And let's go ahead and quickly scroll this tweet. Sophia writes, the fact, if you don't follow her on X, go ahead, I encourage you to look her up, Sophia S. Laurie. The fact that we may have three different male athletes competing in girls state track and field championships at the end of May in California is insanity. Three males competing in girls sports, she writes. And the tweet that she shared, that she actually retweeted, was from an account called hecheated.org. And this tweet, I'm not going to go through everything, but this next tweet from the account hecheated.org. I don't know much about this organization. I am just pulling up the tweet that is reporting this right now. Just two weeks ago, a new San Diego high school all-time best girls 400 meter record time was set at the eastern league finals. The only problem is that the athlete who set the girls record is a boy. Male athlete, and I'm going to skip his name, has been participating on the girls track and field team at San Diego high school for the past two seasons. Only in his sophomore year, he now holds his school's girls 400 record, took a third place medal at the league championships, and has qualified for the CIF San Diego section championships set to take place on May 23rd, in a few days from this live stream. So anyways, with that, I want to go to the comments. And I think we're going to have to, we're obligated to, you know, follow through on this story in the coming weeks to see how this shook out. So let's go to the comments now. I believe these comments are from, oh, here's a comment from Instagram. Aaron from Instagram. Oh, this is going back to the top. I always welcome your comments. I love talking to you guys. Whether we agree or disagree, I may not agree with what you have to say, but I will always defend your ability to say it. And I hope that you can extend that same, you know, that same courtesy to me, right? We live in the United States of America. So Aaron from Instagram. Oh, regarding the trailer of The Breadwinner, that reminds me of Mr. Mom. Absolutely. Let's see. Also, oh, here's another comment from YouTube regarding the trailer. My father in particular hated foolish dads and even TV commercials portraying dads as dumb. In particular, he did not like Homer Simpson. He did not like George Costanza, even though he's not a dad. That's a comment from YouTube about the, you know, dads acting a fool. And, you know, is this, you know, should we like give this arrest already? And here's another comment from Instagram. Yami Blanco. Movies don't just entertain. They quietly shape how our children understand relationships, values, and behaviors. And, yes. Yes, they do. Yes, they do. From Gabriella on Instagram. OMG, stop with the Zionism. That's your opinion. Let's see. From Instagram. Tahoejewel59. Teaching English, spelling, math, science, world history, which can be biblical, teach manners and kindness, not what sex they want to be, and involve teaching this. That's up to the parents in the church. And then from YouTube. Beverly. This is sad. Boys need to stay with boys. I'm guessing that comment is regarding the California track and field finals. Yes, that's right. And I will speak a little bit more to that. It is not discriminatory, again, to say, to acknowledge what truth is and what truth isn't. And now, you know, last year, the same young man won, came in first place in the track and field California CIF championships for track and field. It's looking that there will be a repeat of that in the next few weeks. But now, allegedly, we have maybe three biological boys competing in the girls track and field finals in the next few days. This is disappointing. It is discriminatory against girls. I have to go back to this. This comment is, you know, from Gabriella on Instagram. Stop with the Zionism. Teaching Jewish history is, again, a positive, meaningful foundation for how the United States of America was founded and why we were founded with the values that, you know, of freedom and liberty that we hold so dear. That said, leave more comments. Before we sign off. Oh, before we sign off, I have a reminder for you. That this weekend is Memorial Day. Don't forget. Quick, somebody tell me the difference between Memorial Day and Veterans Day in the comments. I hope you know we go over this every year, twice a year, actually. Okay, Veterans Day is in November, and it is for those who fought for freedom and who are still living, those who fought in our wars and who are still living, our veterans. God bless them. Don't just thank them and bless them on Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Thank them all year round. We certainly do. And Memorial Day, again, is the holiday that was designated to happen the last Monday in May for those who offered the ultimate sacrifice, for those who fought for freedom and died in war. So we have a clip from one of our very special Otto's Tales episodes and books called Let's Visit Arlington National Cemetery. Have a peek of this episode right now if you haven't yet watched this with your young learners. Otto's Tales. Let's Visit Arlington National Cemetery. The curious bulldog and kitten followed Arlen closely down a path. They soon reached an area of tombstones labeled with the number 27. Welcome to Section 27, the bunny announced. This is one of the oldest sections in the cemetery, with burials dating as early as 1864. Smidge scanned the rows of white stones. How is there room for all these people? There must be thousands here. There's around 400,000 people buried here, including veterans from all of America's major wars and their family members. Otto's eyes widened in awe. Wow, so many people have fought and died for our country. I know, Arlen agreed. When I think of what I gave up to be here, it's nothing compared to what these men and women gave up. Many of them paid the ultimate price, their lives, so we can live in a free country. That's right, that's right. Do not let Memorial Day go by without sharing five minutes with your kids, whether they're small or in high school, in age-appropriate ways, why we honor Memorial Day. Do not let it go by without telling them and discussing the why with them. We cannot be a nation with amnesia that has no idea why we honor holidays and organizations. We also offer, with that episode, we offer our companion book, Otto's Tales, Let's Visit Arlington National Cemetery. Your kids can follow along. That was, yes, you recognize the voice, that was me reading the story. I'm the host of our Otto's Tales episodes. I'm very honored to have created that series as well. So, Let's Visit Arlington National Cemetery, this book, and our Otto's Tales series. This book is, of course, available at Amazon, or you can download it for free on PragerUKids.com and you can watch the episode. It's just, it's a beautiful, it's a beautiful age-appropriate introduction to honoring our military and, you know, the ultimate sacrifice that many of them paid in order for us to be free and to have religious freedom and to express our thoughts here in forums where we might not always agree with each other. So, that's it for us today on Parent Alert. 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