Sunday
May302010
Education NOT Indoctrination!
Sunday, May 30, 2010 at 08:41PM
As you have probably heard, the Republican Religious Right is trying to revise history and what kids learn in their text books. This movement is happening most strongly in Texas, where the Texas State Board of Education is making moves to make such appalling decisions as to remove mention of Thomas Jefferson and most of Slavery from history texts all together. Those are only two small examples of the revisionist History the Republicans would have our kids learn (or not learn, as it were).
Although this movement is primarily taking place in Texas right now, it is important that we all take notice and take action to stop the Religious Right. Why? Because the Texas State Board of Education is one of the largest text book purchasers in the Nation, so the decisions they make will almost certainly have very serious ramifications on the entire textbook industry. The Republicans would have us replace Science with God in the class room, creating an entire generation of ignoramuses on par with George W. Bush. If that doesn't terrify you, then I don't know what would.
I implore you, to please write not only to your own representative, but take a moment to write or call Texas representatives, and the Texas State Board of Education and tell them that you will not allow them to ruin the education of our children. Do NOT let Texas make such important decisions for our entire country.
For more information, please watch this video:
Texas threatened to secede from the union in recent years, perhaps we should tell them and Arizona that they are dismissed from the union! We'd be stronger and better without them.
Although this movement is primarily taking place in Texas right now, it is important that we all take notice and take action to stop the Religious Right. Why? Because the Texas State Board of Education is one of the largest text book purchasers in the Nation, so the decisions they make will almost certainly have very serious ramifications on the entire textbook industry. The Republicans would have us replace Science with God in the class room, creating an entire generation of ignoramuses on par with George W. Bush. If that doesn't terrify you, then I don't know what would.
I implore you, to please write not only to your own representative, but take a moment to write or call Texas representatives, and the Texas State Board of Education and tell them that you will not allow them to ruin the education of our children. Do NOT let Texas make such important decisions for our entire country.
For more information, please watch this video:
Texas threatened to secede from the union in recent years, perhaps we should tell them and Arizona that they are dismissed from the union! We'd be stronger and better without them.
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