More madness from the Texas Board of misEducation

[marmar]

from HuffPost:



The Texas State Board of Education is expected to consider next week a measure that would prohibit textbooks from pushing Islam over Christianity, as they claim has happened in the past.

The Dallas Morning News reports:

A preliminary draft of the resolution states that "diverse reviewers have repeatedly documented gross pro-Islamic, anti-Christian distortions in social studies texts" across the U.S. and that past social studies textbooks in Texas also have been "tainted" with pro-Islamic, anti-Christian views.

The resolution cites examples in past world history books -- no longer used in Texas schools -- that devoted far more lines of text to Islamic beliefs and practices than to Christian beliefs and practices.

Kathy Miller, a spokeswoman for the religious-liberty group Texas Freedom Network, said textbooks currently used in the state's public schools offer a balanced treatment of the world's religions.

"This is another example of board members putting politics ahead of just educating our kids," Miller said. "Once again, without consulting any real experts, the board's politicians are manufacturing a bogus controversy."

Earlier this year, ultraconservative members of the state education board succeeded in approving a series of extremely controversial changes to school texts, dramatically reshaping core curricula in social studies, history and economics taught to millions of students. ............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/16/texas-textbook-massacre-tainted-distortions_n_720119.html

[bluestateguy]

1. If you're a parent in Texas just stick a fork in it

Either do private schools (if it's liberal and progressive) or homeschooling or move.

[Mojambo]

4. It won't just be Texas

Publishers will adopt these guidelines in an attempt to service a large market like Texas and all the other states will be stuck with the same books.

[anthroguy101]

2. I already covered this.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4543187
Again, is there any hope?

[RKP5637]

3. One Nation Under Ignorance Steroids! n/t