Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community - View Single Post - Raising them crazy and stupid in the Lone Star State

Idyllic · 05-21-2010, 09:00 PM

Hi dippin, it's true, I have no proof, I have not spoken to any teachers, nor have I heard any teachers speak out of their “like” of these new text books. However, with the knowledge that there were more than 310,000 teachers in the state of Texas in 2005-6, and the fact that we have yet to hear from more that a small handful who adamantly disapprove of the text book changes, I am led to believe that either they just don’t give a damn about their country, their students and their profession or they are just not that worried over the textbook changes, I’m more inclined to believe the later.

I did try to find some positives about these changes and all I could find is negative attacks, derogatory remarks and party line innuendo, actually blatant “it’s all the Christian conservatives changing history” fault, a lot of left indignant posturing, and quite a bit of “whoa is me, the end of our children’s intelligence is upon us”, spewed mostly by the far left about the same 12 or 13 items they started the original “Oh my gosh, Texas is going to hell in a hand basket, and taking our kids with them, sky is falling”, blame the Christians, blame the conservatives, rhetoric from the far left wing and clearly liberal media outlets.

I am hard pressed to believe that 300,000 + teachers and the parents are just so stupid or just don’t care so much, that they are willing to allow the children of Texas to be considered “raised crazy and stupid”. It would appear that this really is not as big an issue as the extreme leftists would have us believe, seems like a lot of sensationalism and posturing, but that’s to be expected when a vote falls along “party lines” in any debate.

p.s. I guess in the end, I have a great deal of pride in my countrymens ability to stand up for themselves, and their children and in the fact that had this been the issue the far left liberals are making it out to be, we would know exactly what all the changes were, and we would all be involved, as opposed to the pretty small handful that are crying foul so vocally.

If you hear any different, say more than 3% or so of teachers and parents coming out in opposition and protest, please let me know, though I read my sons text books with them, It is good to be prepared and anticipate the areas were I need to insure to include perspective of my own, just as your parents did for you and their parent for them. (That 3% needs to be people who have actually read the textbooks, not just people who have merely read all this rhetoric and then join in to support the far left wing because the media makes this issue seems like TX is teaching some form of christian/conservative indoctrination in their public schools). Talk about sensationalism.

05-21-2010, 09:00 PM	#8 (permalink)
Idyllic Psycho Location: My House	Hi dippin, it's true, I have no proof, I have not spoken to any teachers, nor have I heard any teachers speak out of their “like” of these new text books. However, with the knowledge that there were more than 310,000 teachers in the state of Texas in 2005-6, and the fact that we have yet to hear from more that a small handful who adamantly disapprove of the text book changes, I am led to believe that either they just don’t give a damn about their country, their students and their profession or they are just not that worried over the textbook changes, I’m more inclined to believe the later. I did try to find some positives about these changes and all I could find is negative attacks, derogatory remarks and party line innuendo, actually blatant “it’s all the Christian conservatives changing history” fault, a lot of left indignant posturing, and quite a bit of “whoa is me, the end of our children’s intelligence is upon us”, spewed mostly by the far left about the same 12 or 13 items they started the original “Oh my gosh, Texas is going to hell in a hand basket, and taking our kids with them, sky is falling”, blame the Christians, blame the conservatives, rhetoric from the far left wing and clearly liberal media outlets. I am hard pressed to believe that 300,000 + teachers and the parents are just so stupid or just don’t care so much, that they are willing to allow the children of Texas to be considered “raised crazy and stupid”. It would appear that this really is not as big an issue as the extreme leftists would have us believe, seems like a lot of sensationalism and posturing, but that’s to be expected when a vote falls along “party lines” in any debate. p.s. I guess in the end, I have a great deal of pride in my countrymens ability to stand up for themselves, and their children and in the fact that had this been the issue the far left liberals are making it out to be, we would know exactly what all the changes were, and we would all be involved, as opposed to the pretty small handful that are crying foul so vocally. If you hear any different, say more than 3% or so of teachers and parents coming out in opposition and protest, please let me know, though I read my sons text books with them, It is good to be prepared and anticipate the areas were I need to insure to include perspective of my own, just as your parents did for you and their parent for them. (That 3% needs to be people who have actually read the textbooks, not just people who have merely read all this rhetoric and then join in to support the far left wing because the media makes this issue seems like TX is teaching some form of christian/conservative indoctrination in their public schools). Talk about sensationalism. __________________ you can tell them all you want but it won't matter until they think it does p.s. I contradict my contradictions, with or without intention, sometimes.