History and geography education in KS

[Slyder]

may be more pressing problems for the BOE than biology! The Talk Back section of the Johnson County Sun this week (May 12, 2005) contained a soundbite from an anonymous caller, including this sentence:

"You people out there who have never served our country in the military have no idea what Jane Fonda's mouth and straddling a North Korean gun means."

Hmmmm. When one is denouncing another, one should at least have the courtesy get the facts straight! I dispair of people who don't know when and where and how major events in US history occurred. I know the Korean War is largely forgotten, but it should not be. It was a brief war (in its most violent phase--the damn thing is STILL going on with just a truce in place), but cost the lives of many brave American and other UN troops. Like the Turks I once hear an American Korean War vet speak of in awe and with the highest praise.

Incidentally, I do share with the Talkbacker a very strong feeling that Jane Fonda's activities in North Vietnam showed really, really, bad judgment.

[atommom]

1. I'm wondering whether they'll address the teaching of geology next,

since apparently there are Christian revisionist geologists out there too.

Hydro-plate theory is too ridiculous to spend much time on. Basically the idea is that ..err...there was a whole bunch of water under the tectonic plates, and then the world sprung a leak and the whole place flooded..and then--err--it all just went away again?

http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/05/14/101557.php

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. I love Talk Back

I called once a few years ago and they printed it. Here is what I said:

I'm sorry. I was selfish. I was greedy. I was uncaring. I was a Republican.