Scholastic's Chairman has issued another statement re THE PATH TO 9/11

[BuyingThyme]

Dear Teacher of Social Studies, grades 9-12

Scholastic continues to stand behind The Path to 9/11 as an important educational tool.

By providing students with a colorful version of the events which preceded the attacks of September 11, 2001, they will have an opportunity to exercise the very freedoms which were targeted on that fateful day.

In presenting alternate viewpoints in a historical context, ABC Entertainment is permitting the future of America to choose which version of history will be taught to and by future generations.

As a means to this end, Scholastic, breaking with tradition, will not be providing answers to objective questions prompted by any educational materials distributed in this regard.

We are sensitive to the implications of this decision, as we have received extensive correspondence in opposition. Regrettably, some have gone as far as to liken out approach to those preferred by the likes of Joseph Stalin and Adolph Hitler. And while Scholastic is very troubled by these comparisons, we also recognize that great things can be achieved by adopting their tactics.

Richard Robinson
Chairman, President and CEO
Scholastic

To view the new Media Literacy Discussion Guide go to www.scholastic.com/medialiteracyguide.
© 2006-1996 Scholastic Inc. All rights reversed.

[SharonRB]

1. Oh. My. God.

"great things can be achieved by adopting their tactics"? Hitler's and Stalin's tactics? WTF is up with that?

[BuyingThyme]

3. This

is satire.

[EFerrari]

6. Dang! You got me.

lol

[Tace]

13. Oh Great -- Ha Ha

[kstewart33]

10. Better edit and note that in the letter's post.

You're playing with fire here. People are awfully touchy about this, including me.

[BuyingThyme]

16. I see what you're saying, but

we didn't start the fire.

[dpbrown]

58. This letter is a fake and you don't say so up front???

Well, fuck you then.

[Straight Shooter]

2. Alternate viewpoints?

In presenting alternate viewpoints in a historical context, ABC Entertainment is permitting the future of America to choose which version of history will be taught to and by future generations.


Santa Claus exists. Santa Claus does not exist.

There's another example of alternate viewpoints, Mr. Robinson.

[ComerPerro]

44. Thats the problem with today's media and society

Republican lies and slander are now given equal weight to truth and facts, becasue they are "alternate viewpoints".

[EFerrari]

4. delete.

[kstewart33]

5. Unbelievable. kick.

[Tace]

7. This Is For Fucking Real?

This is some scary, scary stuff.

"In presenting alternate viewpoints in a historical context, ABC Entertainment is permitting the future of America to choose which version of history will be taught to and by future generations."

WTF? Permitting the future of America to choose WHICH VERSION of history will be taught to and by future generations?

Great things can be achieved by adopting the tactics of Stalin and Hitler? This shows me the thinking processes of the people running this monkey house. They know they're employing the tactics of Totalitarian dictators!

[NoodleyAppendage]

8. Well. That cinches it. No more Scholastic books for the kids.

"In presenting alternate viewpoints in a historical context, ABC Entertainment is permitting the future of America to choose which version of history will be taught to and by future generations."

FACTS ARE FACTS. There is an OBJECTIVE REALITY. I'm so sick of this bullshit relativistic fact crap. Either it did or did not happen. Faith-based reality is nothing but a smoke-screen.

J

[NoodleyAppendage]

35. Got me. But, I'm still sour on any ABC-related business or materials.

We'll be taking the kids to Six Flags and will be moving towards the Looney Tunes characters, instead of Mickey Nazi and his fluffy pals in the Repuke Gestapo.

J

[tsuki]

9. And what great things is he wanting to achieve?

[senseandsensibility]

11. delete

question answered.

[Coexist]

12. Ah, beautiful satire - you almost had me

until the last sentence.

Heh. Nice one.

[seabeyond]

32. is this not true. what are you talking about

and why would anyone put this up as if it is a truth. this is about as stupid as it becomes.

[countingbluecars]

14. You had me there for a moment.

It's how I interpreted the real letter.

[BuyingThyme]

21. Exactly.

It's the same thing.

[derby378]

15. delete

Not nice.

[Luna_Chick]

17. delete

others were posted as I hit send

[whistle]

18. Hey, what the fuck, it's good business ...60.0 million students

...right now total confussion...:dilemma:

But, after they see Disney's version they will all be believing the exact same horse-shit, standardized answers on scholastic tests, great business!:sarcasm:

[LostInAnomie]

19. Where did you get this?

Because that last line is making me believe it is satire.

If this is made up, trying to pass it off as real is an incredibly shitty thing to do.

[Luna_Chick]

23. Yeah, I had checked the link

but it didn't exist. Posted asking for an actual link or if this was bullshit, but after I hit send, others had posted about the satire.

[DTinAZ]

27. take the "." off the URL

Actually, the URL problem is simply due to improper quoting/posting (during the creation of the satirical version above, of course)....remove the "." at the end, which isn't part of the actual link, and you'll get a real page.

The *real* letter is here:

http://www.scholastic.com/medialiteracy/

and it has a link to this guide page:

http://www.scholastic.com/medialiteracyguide

DT

[Luna_Chick]

39. thanks for the tip N/T

[Dem2theMax]

20. You ALMOST owed me a monitor.

I was about to put my fist through it!

[WolverineDG]

22. Since when are LIES "alternate viewpoints"?

We have a :sarcasm: smilie for a reason.

dg

[Orrex]

24. Robinson has come up with the ultimate remedy

A "final solution," so to speak.

[Warpy]

25. Hey, fella! You don't have the freedom to LIE

and I sincerely hope that fact is brought home to you when you're named in a big, fat, LIBEL SUIT.

Now that this abomination has been shown in the UK, the principals can sue there. And they'll WIN. There is too much of a paper trail out there for the LIARS to get away with this one.

The only way they can is if Clinton, Berger and Albright pull a Kerry and weenie out.

[blm]

26. This is how they're approaching the Evolution and global warming debates.

Act as if there are no facts CERTAIN.

[hvn_nbr_2]

28. Satire that most people can't detect as satire is dangerous.

This one could make DU look just like Disney/ABC.

[BuyingThyme]

30. Satire that most people cannot detect

is the best satire because it's based in truth.

What Scholastic and Disney are doing is dangerous.

[seabeyond]

34. but what scholastic did walking from path to 911 is kick ass

what this is a turn on that decision, taking it seriously. that is wrong. op needs to put somewhere on this it is not truth. kinda likethe damn movie

[BuyingThyme]

38. What's not truth?

[Karenina]

33. The IRONY is the last sentence

was the giveaway, although the second sentence was a set-up for anyone paying close attention. Americans can no longer discern any play on words or ideas which is the point of PT911 and EXACTLY WHY Scholastic must also be HIT HARD on their bottom line. They participated in this farce WILLINGLY. Thanks to *dimson's minions SATIRE IS DEAD.

I'm always amused by those worried about how DU will "look." That's Skinner's job and he handles it as he and Elad and EarlG see fit.

[Tatiana]

29. "Colorful version of the events preceding the attacks of September 11th"

LOL, that's exactly what this is. Hope everyone catches the satire.

[seabeyond]

31. self delete since this is supposedly a joke. i personally

take scolastic decision and kids education pretty d*mn seriously

[BuyingThyme]

40. No joke.

[Karenina]

55. You really shouldn't take Scholastic seriously, Seabeyond

Their contingency plan was in place and rather than disavowing the project COMPLETELY, they issued new "study materials" that still required students to sift through HOURS of LIES. They only back-pedalled once the offending materials HAD ALREADY BEEN DISTRIBUTED. It was a calculated risk in their signing on with *corp. Don't give them a pass, dear one, they REALLY deserve a severe hit in the wallet for what they've done.

[never_get_over_it]

36. I don't mean to be a party pooper

but with emotions so high - and the shit we have been through this past five going on six years these types of posts are not funny - I can't tell you the number of times I saw the post that said ABC yanks Path to 9/11 and getting excited and than realizing it was the same damn post - these post rather than being funny satire are annoying - I'm just too tired of all of it to read through to the satire....IMHO....

[BuyingThyme]

37. Not supposed to be funny.

[1monster]

41. This is very bad satire. And your posting it without noting that it is

satire is just as bad as ABC's planned broadcast of The Path to 9/11 as truth.

[BuyingThyme]

47. If you say it's satire, it's not satire.

And if you do this:

:sarcasm:

It's not sarcasm.

[ComerPerro]

42. so they openly admit that they are actively supporting propaganda.

[1monster]

43. No. The O P wants to make us believe that Schlastic is supporting

propaganda. This is supposedly satire. I'd call it an outright lie.

[ComerPerro]

46. Well, to be fair, though, Scholastic is actively supporting propaganda

by putting this in classrooms.

[BuyingThyme]

49. Huh?

[Rex]

45. So great things can be achieved by adopting Stalin and Hitler's tactics?

I'm reading that wrong, right?

[uppityperson]

48. very funny, in a sick, twisted, cynical, sardonic way

[smartvoter]

50. LOL. You suckered me until that last graph. nt

[LibraLiz1973]

51. DELETE: THat was so shitty, I cant believe it

NOT FUNNY

had you labeled it as satire, it would be an entirely different thing

[BuyingThyme]

53. Yes, it would have been entirely different.

[bliss_eternal]

52. '...great things can be achieved by adopting their tactics.'

:wtf:

[hvn_nbr_2]

54. Apparently if we adopt Disney's tactics, we'll accomplish great things. nt

[bliss_eternal]

56. Merely the decision of the op to dupe us all

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2100101&mesg_id=2100119

I guess it's funny to them that everyone's tensions are high given what's airing tonight.

[dpbrown]

57. Scholastic "recognize[s] that great things can be achieved" by Hitler???

This is seriously scary stuff!!!!