tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post5355808256980238856..comments2024-03-27T01:27:21.576-08:00Comments on The Immoral Minority: Conservatives now using public education to spread Right Wing propaganda and dumb down the population.Gryphenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02356503547155430235noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-2420537054231322012014-10-21T09:18:36.851-08:002014-10-21T09:18:36.851-08:00Let's not forget 'The Good News Club' ...Let's not forget 'The Good News Club' which uses (legally per court decision") school classrooms after hours to promote child evangelism. The goal is to indoctrinate children with the idea of being 'saved', with the hope that these children will then go out on the playground and convince other youngsters that they need to be 'saved' or horrible things will happen to them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-81229509009512956622014-09-20T08:40:47.984-08:002014-09-20T08:40:47.984-08:00Seceding from the Union wouldn't work for Texa...Seceding from the Union wouldn't work for Texas. Their in state economy is not big enough to support it and as soon as the Federal govt. pulled all of its operations out of there, they'd be the poorest place around with the highest unemployment in the Americas.<br />All of these states that start mouthing off about seceding from the Union never stop to consider how much they are indeed subsidized by the Government they despise so much.<br />'Had a similar discussion with someone about Scotland. It's one thing to get your independence, but do you have the resources to survive?<br />M from MDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-4834589721909953922014-09-20T08:36:52.063-08:002014-09-20T08:36:52.063-08:00Considering how populous California is, how come t...Considering how populous California is, how come they aren't the one deciding what goes in our text books?<br />M. from MDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-24327822797190025782014-09-20T03:13:12.670-08:002014-09-20T03:13:12.670-08:00Hey hey, remember 45 % or so of those of us who li...Hey hey, remember 45 % or so of those of us who live in Texas didn't vote for these numbnuts. And we're hoping for 51% in November. Go Wendy!<br /><br />Dave <br />TexasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-13029116018507880742014-09-20T03:00:23.966-08:002014-09-20T03:00:23.966-08:00The Right doesn't want an educated public. The...The Right doesn't want an educated public. They push religion because it trains people to accept on faith, instead of facts. We know what's best for you - trust us.<br />They spread their bigotry by ignoring history. Science is to be mistrusted, and the government is too big. Fear of knowledge is pushed. Be a good Christian, have faith and believe what we tell you.<br />When people receive a well rounded education, they do question and seek proof, traits that are more prevalent in liberals than conservatives.<br />And homeschooling? I'm sure parents mean well. But unless they have teaching degrees from an accredited school, their children get a poor education. And part of school is going into a group and learning how to interact with people different from your family. Kids don't learn that when homeschooled. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-37833323674590346002014-09-20T02:56:42.766-08:002014-09-20T02:56:42.766-08:00Man! Talk about grossly biased! Yes, there ARE tho...Man! Talk about grossly biased! Yes, there ARE those who teach the drivel you are claiming, but a large number of parents are quite sincere in their concerns about the failing school system. <br /><br />One of MY biggest concerns for children who are home schooled is the lack of peer interaction. They have a tendency to grow up not knowing how to work with, and in, groups. It is possible to correct that, but it is rather hard.<br /><br />The problem lies in the hands of the politician's who have been put in place by the ignorant right - and by the liberals who DON'T VOTE! Those politicians seem to accept the idea they have a mandate to destroy education as the above article points out.<br /><br />Yes, there are areas where a parent might have difficulty teaching their kids a subject, but there are really GOOD teaching systems available that can teach practically anything. It's merely a question of using them - and often the parents have their own education improved!<br /><br />Now, having said that, if you were intending to speak ONLY of the religious nut jobs who yank their kids from public school to TEACH them that drivel, I agree with. Just, please?, don't make flat statements such as you have. It's generally too easy to prove flat statements wrong.<br /><br />As for your initial paragraph? It already has knocked us for a loop when it comes to international standings, since this has been an ongoing problem for thirty years - as stated above. I don't want to take up too much space here, so I won't bother specifying other problems with what you state as undeniable fact.<br /><br />Lelandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-67552980121864548152014-09-19T22:22:05.905-08:002014-09-19T22:22:05.905-08:00This does not bode well for our country's comp...This does not bode well for our country's competition with other developed countries (and for that matter, less developed countries) in education, math, science, technology, etc. <br /><br />We are already falling behind and have been for a while.<br /><br />These kids won't be able to compete in the future. <br /><br />They will either be obedient home schooled dolts. (I am sure Mrs. Duggar is a nice person, but I have serious doubts that she can teach her kids trigonometry or calculus and we know they all will know nothing about biology.) And if this religious right influence on education trend continues, those not fortunate enough to go to private schools will end up being “dumbed down” and will have a harder time of it when (if) they go on to college and graduate school. <br /> <br />Our children are our most important resource for the future. We cannot let religious zealots handicap our kids’ education and interfere with their potential for success. If we don’t stop it now, it could extremely grave implications for generations of American kids to come.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-23425282594284231672014-09-19T21:23:40.859-08:002014-09-19T21:23:40.859-08:00...and that's why I want to see Sarah Palin an......and that's why I want to see Sarah Palin and her Rethuglican ilk run out of town for good.<br />They are pushing ignorance on the country (how patriotic!)...and making sure they're lining their pockets while doing it.<br /><br />~Canuck~<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-61172763353554661972014-09-19T19:04:33.998-08:002014-09-19T19:04:33.998-08:00I heard an interesting report on Scotland yesterda...I heard an interesting report on Scotland yesterday. They said when a country doesn't have its own monetary system, that's when they get into trouble when someone decides to use austerity to make the poor poorer and the rich richer. If Texas proceeds, will they print their own money? I say we don't accept it here! Let them manage without any help from Americans. Let them start now..no money for their stupid fences, no money for Perry's buddies, no money for anything. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-43232903365013834032014-09-19T19:01:42.890-08:002014-09-19T19:01:42.890-08:00My grandkids are in school in Texas. They recite t...My grandkids are in school in Texas. They recite the Pledge of Allegiance, the Pledge of Allegiance to TEXAS, and a Pledge of Allegiance to their school. And these are the people who gripe most about undermining parents? By the time these kids get done pledging their allegiance to these various governmental agencies, there isn't much allegiance left for parents, is there?<br /> By the way, the parents of these kids are true liberals who are transplants due to a job. They are amazed at the stupidity around them, and pay close attention to what books their kids are using.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-14606767098647512302014-09-19T18:31:51.824-08:002014-09-19T18:31:51.824-08:00Word.
From someone who was there and did that. Word. <br /><br />From someone who was there and did that. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-38061681854548389992014-09-19T18:11:16.374-08:002014-09-19T18:11:16.374-08:00It's time for a Texas independence movement.
M...It's time for a Texas independence movement.<br />Maybe they can succeed where Scotland has failed.Sgt. Preston of the Yukonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-20932606194803644072014-09-19T17:33:28.219-08:002014-09-19T17:33:28.219-08:00Oh Texas...bless your un-fact-checked heart.Oh Texas...bless your un-fact-checked heart.skip 2 coloradohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15245587659916069238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-53655707304667553202014-09-19T17:31:38.023-08:002014-09-19T17:31:38.023-08:00This is exactly WHY we homeschooled (we live in a ...This is exactly WHY we homeschooled (we live in a fundy crazed area) and exactly WHY our daughter plans to homeschool - so my and her kids can learn the 3 R's as well as evolution, history, critical thinking, etc. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-89511398160734566082014-09-19T17:13:57.627-08:002014-09-19T17:13:57.627-08:00I can't agree more with everything this articl...I can't agree more with everything this article points out, I've seen it myself when mine were in public grade and high schools. One teacher passed out creationist propaganda NOT printed in the text nor part of either her lesson plan OR the school's agenda. She also asked if anyone knew why the world map has the United States waaaaay on the left and Russia waaaay on the right. The kids really didn't give a shit but asked questions anyway, the answer? "To keep Americans from realizing how close the threat of communism is to the homeland". She's correct on the fact that cartographers purposely arranged it that way, but the overreach of the threat of communism? Seriously? The USSR is no more, and what's left is the country called "Russia", and Sarah's got that threat covered.Anita Winecoolernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9361564.post-17071356162092022092014-09-19T16:57:00.691-08:002014-09-19T16:57:00.691-08:00How ironic. Sending your kids to Catholic school i...How ironic. Sending your kids to Catholic school in TX might actually result in them being educated then sending them to public school. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com