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bc and ad will be used again to describe the time periods (I didn't know they didn't use them anymore)
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naming the two hispanic medal of honor recipients because they were hispanic.
Psh, the board that censors what goes into Texas school books does this every year. If you think this is bad you should see what happens to the sciences. Whats sad is that Texas is such a large textbook market a lot of what ends up being cut for books here also gets cut in other places.
pass:
bc and ad will be used again to describe the time periods (I didn't know they didn't use them anymore)
fail:
naming the two hispanic medal of honor recipients because they were hispanic.
What a stupid . LMFAO @ a "cons utionalist" hating Jefferson.
Of course it fails, why would they want to so Hispanics in an exceptional light or high achievement? So the kids have something to aim for? Have you seen how thick those books and military honors do ents are? that, keep them in the dark about the accomplishments of ALL Americans that would show this country's greatness as a melting pot of cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Also, I'm curious what our friends Darrin, Wild Cobra, and Yoni think of this whole "cons utionalist" education assessment.
EDIT: Even if you're kids are in private school, they will still have to put up with public school idiots when they grow up. Surely someone must be outraged.
Last edited by Stringer_Bell; 03-12-2010 at 08:11 PM.
Teach the controversy!
They love the 2nd Amendment so much they wish they could just call it the 1st Amendment instead:
11:21 - Board member Barbara Cargill wants to insert a discussion of the right to bear arms in a standard that focuses on First Amendment rights and the expression of various points of view. This is absurd. If they want students to study the right to bear arms, at least try to find an appropriate place in the standards for it. This is yet another example of politicians destroying the coherence of a curriculum do ent for no reason other than promoting ideological pet causes. Republican board member Bob Craig of Lubbock is suggesting a better place for such a standard. But the amendment passes anyway. The board's far-right faction is simply impervious to logic.
11:30 - Board member Pat Hardy notes that elsewhere the standards already require students to study each of the freedoms and rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. No one seems to care.
11:33 - Bob Craig tries, once again, to talk some sense into these folks. Board member Cynthia Dunbar argues that the original standard's focus on the rights of "pe ion, assembly, speech, and press in a democratic society" unfairly emphasizes the First Amendment over others. She suggests taking that out altogether if the Second Amendment isn't included. Board member Ken Mercer argues that the right to bear arms is too important not to include here. But it IS included in the standards. The purpose of the original standard is to have students understand the rights to free expression in a democratic society. The right to bear arms is not relevant to that purpose.
...and now that Thomas Jefferson has been blinkered out of American History Tex, who do they cite for introducing the concept of states rights? Even the re ed rump that calls themselves conservatives still love states rights, right?
Thomas Jefferson was a wild man. He ed his slaves. Two big thumbs up!
Thomas Jefferson hated Christianity... so these bible thumping gots hate him.
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Mary Helen Berlanga, D-Corpus Christi, said the standards ignore the Ku Klux Klan in Texas, Texas Rangers “killing Mexican-Americans without justification” and the U.S. Army's role in the attempted extermination of American Indians.
you sure about that?
Did they censor Benjamin Franklin out of the books too since he said lighthouses were more valuable than churches?
Gotta sweep our nation's own episode of genocide under the rug, eh sc?
I have a problem with the picking of soldiers' accomplishments for a history lesson solely based on their race.Of course it fails, why would they want to so Hispanics in an exceptional light or high achievement? So the kids have something to aim for? Have you seen how thick those books and military honors do ents are? that, keep them in the dark about the accomplishments of ALL Americans that would show this country's greatness as a melting pot of cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Also, I'm curious what our friends Darrin, Wild Cobra, and Yoni think of this whole "cons utionalist" education assessment.
EDIT: Even if you're kids are in private school, they will still have to put up with public school idiots when they grow up. Surely someone must be outraged.
1. I find it humorous that the big argument for liberals were this. It's good to know what progressives are interested in teaching: capitalism is bad and american exceptionalism is a fairy tale.
2. it wasn't genocide.
Manifest destiny. yeah!
you don't like it bb, then leave. everything we have is from the actions taken, manifest destiny included. How safe of a lib to sit and demonize it, and at the same time, utilize the benefits that you are attacking.
But you love your country and how dare someone question your patriotism.
Haha, you're such a fascist .
cute retort. short in facts, long in bs.
Can't say anything that attacks the greatness of my flag. Don't like it, GTFO
So you can question the basis of our creation of this country and I cannot question your motives?
classic.
I know you're re ed so explaining this to you is probably a waste of time but no where did BB attack our rights and freedoms in this country so your comments make no sense.
He attacked the systematic eradication of the native peoples which I'd be shocked if even someone as dense as you thought to defend. Acknowledging how this country has not always evenly extended its rights and beliefs to all as it should is not an attack on those rights.
I would have thought this to be obvious but then again I consider the audience and I don't really find it that shocking when its not.
The basis for the foundation of this country was the elimination of native Americans?
I missed that in the declaration of independence.
You're saying the basis for the creation of this country was murdering the redskins?
bb
Gotta sweep our nation's own episode of genocide under the rug, eh sc?MIG: you make no sense. You are assuming while attacking me for assuming. the war with the indians was not in question. the 2 keywords in bold should help you out. come on manny. earn your douchbag le. I guess since you are bb's mom, why don't you explain his answer. was the outcome of genocide manifest destiny? Do you condemn it, meaning that you would not agree with the choices made by our leaders to accomplish it?same bag
Manifest destiny. yeah!
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