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28. Yet, our government is requiring that we adopt "common core" standards

Thu Sep 19, 2013, 01:53 AM

Sep 2013

that will tie teaching more closely to the textbooks.
The methodology expected is much more about measuring teacher performance than about teaching kids.
I really expected Obama to dump the NCLB legislation of Bush but rather than dump it he has made it worse.

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Texas wades into evolution debate at textbook hearing [View all] Judi Lynn Sep 2013 OP

The evolution "debate"???!!! SylviaD Sep 2013 #1

Exactly! ybbor Sep 2013 #4

Yup, and they've been 'framing' successfully for years. elleng Sep 2013 #9

How can such a miseducated state still be the largest purchaser... Beartracks Sep 2013 #20

Gone to schools in large, miseducated state elleng Sep 2013 #22

They're the largest purchaser Summer Hathaway Sep 2013 #27

One thing we can do is to DEMAND that the media kentauros Sep 2013 #42

I can't imagine they teach that crap in their regents universities rurallib Sep 2013 #2

The K-12 curriculum is not designed to educate as much as indoctrinate. iemitsu Sep 2013 #26

Yargh. Didn't Kitzmiller v. Dover settle the crap out of this eight years ago? (nt) Posteritatis Sep 2013 #3

Actually, Darwin settled it a good deal earlier... immoderate Sep 2013 #5

Time for another Scopes trial warrant46 Sep 2013 #10

Yes sakabatou Sep 2013 #29

Try INTERnational embarrassment! elleng Sep 2013 #6

If creationism is a competing theory, it competes only in the minor leagues lastlib Sep 2013 #7

Comic books are high science compared to Creationism. hunter Sep 2013 #14

I wholeheartedly agree. lastlib Sep 2013 #18

Yet, our government is requiring that we adopt "common core" standards iemitsu Sep 2013 #28

BECOME? dflprincess Sep 2013 #8

Drip, drip, drip... blkmusclmachine Sep 2013 #11

Yup, they're writing Labor movement out of existence, as well as climate change & some slavery. nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2013 #31

The idea that this topic is being discussed is an embarrassment in itself. BlueJazz Sep 2013 #12

There are sane people in Texas! Here are some of them: LongTomH Sep 2013 #13

Wait - why is there a Ninja Turtle there? Beartracks Sep 2013 #21

Time for them to bring in the big guns Rain Mcloud Sep 2013 #15

I always thought that banana thing was not thought out. Beartracks Sep 2013 #47

It just has to sound true Rain Mcloud Sep 2013 #48

So, will the Flintstones be part of the creationist teachings? Vinnie From Indy Sep 2013 #16

"The Flintstones" is considered LibertyLover Sep 2013 #39

Huh. MyshkinCommaPrince Sep 2013 #17

Separation of Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2013 #32

+1 beerandjesus Sep 2013 #44

The good thing about science ... Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2013 #46

God did it . . . another_liberal Sep 2013 #19

Texas is so f***ing embarassing Skittles Sep 2013 #23

Creationism magic beard man. ErikJ Sep 2013 #24

If A Republican Says It, It Is Junk DallasNE Sep 2013 #25

I wonder if Aron Ra will speak sakabatou Sep 2013 #30

Texas teacher here. I will double down on my efforts callous taoboy Sep 2013 #33

Thank you! kentauros Sep 2013 #40

Think of the kids! Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2013 #34

Someone on DU posted this the other day. Enthusiast Sep 2013 #35

The States education funds are stolen from children and used to fund endless 'text book hearings' Sunlei Sep 2013 #36

The Dominionists and others of the religious right have politicized basic education. nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2013 #37

yes. and no Federal or State taxpayer education funds should be used. let the RW groups fund all. Sunlei Sep 2013 #38

Religious conservatives are a national embarrassment. gtar100 Sep 2013 #41

Why should textbook publishers have to cater to a wacko group? Beacool Sep 2013 #43

Even in the Scopes Trial, this position was NOT taken happyslug Sep 2013 #45