Texas Approves Curriculum Revised by Conservatives

[babsbunny]

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/13/education/13texas.html?partner=rss&emc=rss


By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr.
Published: March 12, 2010


AUSTIN, Tex. — After three days of turbulent meetings, the Texas Board of Education on Friday voted to approve a social studies curriculum that will put a conservative stamp on history and economics textbooks, stressing the superiority of American capitalism, questioning the Founding Father’s commitment to a purely secular government and presenting Republican political philosophies in a more positive light.
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The vote was 11 to 4, with 10 Republicans and one Democrat voting for the curriculum, and four Democrats voting against.

[Bluebear]

1. ---

:banghead:

[jtuck004]

6. Jesus Christ you say? That would be Chapter 1: The Beginning Of Time

[Writer]

2. This could potentially be unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment. n/t

[Bluebear]

3. To the Supreme Court, where it will be upheld 5-4.

Wait and see.

[Writer]

7. Well if it gets that far, then I hope by then the dynamics of the court will have changed. n/t

[HillbillyBob]

4. Welcome to the age fascist talibabtist amurikkka

I am so f--king sick of these sobs.
When are we going to take back murika from the nazis or are we just goin to fade away while they nuke every good thing in the world.
I have been fighting and arguing with these f--king b---rds since I was a teenager in the 70s.

Robert A Heinlein was right Religious Hysteria will be the end of the America we knew. He was only off by a few years. If memory serves his stories had use under the talibaptists in 2001. Its been a long time since I read his stuff.

[The_Commonist]

16. Ah yes, Heinlein!

Quite prophetic, wasn't he?

[hobbit709]

17. What was it he said about the "First Prophet" in his book.

Oh, yes.
"Not every case -- I've known the good and the humble and the devout. But how about the man who claims to know what the Great Architect is thinking? The man who claims to be privy to His Inner Plans? It strikes me as sacrilegious conceit of the worst sort -- this character probably has never been any closer to His Trestle Board than you or I. But it makes him feel good to claim to be on chummy terms with the Almighty, it builds his ego, and lets him lay down the law to you and me. Pfui! Along comes a knothead with a loud voice, an I.Q. around 90, hair on his ears, dirty underwear, and a lot of ambition. He's too lazy to be a farmer, too stupid to be an engineer, too unreliable to be a banker -- but, brother, can he pray! After a while he has gathered around him other knotheads who don't have his vivid imagination and self-assurance but like the idea of having a direct line to Omnipotence. Then this character is no longer Nehemiah Scudder but the First Prophet."

[texastoast]

5. Which Dem voted with the nutters?

Do you know?

[BlueJazz]

8. Note to myself: When hiring, throw Texas resumes in trash.

[tXr]

10. Note to BlueJazz: How do you expect us liberals from Texas to find a job and

move the hell away, as is repeatedly suggested here, if you throw our resumes in the trash?

[BlueJazz]

22. Oh....I wouldn't really do that. I mean, Geez...I live in corrupt, ignorant Florida.

:)

[sharesunited]

13. No! They could be Democrats trapped in fundie land!

[HBravo]

15. After a few years you will

need to add all the US as it will change all textbooks do to the total volume that Texes gets. It use to be Calif. but since they have no money it has shifted who has influence on what is the books.

[Fresh_Start]

9. texas could save a lot of time

by just adopting Iran's curriculum

[Last_Stand]

11. This is frightening and disheartening...

I'm surprised it took them this long to try something like this.

Fundie fuckwads have been infiltrating school boards all over the country for years now.

[lob1]

12. As I understand it, Texas sets the standard for textbooks for the whole

country. Whatever they just approved, our kids in California will be learning it next year.

[Xipe Totec]

14. Next, a revised geography text

[FiveGoodMen]

18. America's going to need another civil war.

[babsbunny]

19. Rednecks against the Hippies again?

Elvis VS The Beatles......I am so glad I choose the Beatles!

[FiveGoodMen]

21. Perhaps I should rephrase

I think we're starting another civil war right now.

Fundie neo-con teabaggers against anyone who upholds the constitution.

So far only one side is fighting this war and therefore they are winning.

[eShirl]

20. BOO

[LTR]

23. And they accused Obama of trying to brainwash kids

Conservative crybaby hypocrisy at work.