http://www.texasedspectator.com/2006/10/12/leos-letter-and-why-she-lost/ Comments on the state of education in Texas Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:53:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.texasedspectator.com/2006/10/12/leos-letter-and-why-she-lost/comment-page-1/#comment-242 Texas Ed Spectator » Blog Archive » Because they don’t like it Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:57:39 +0000 http://www.texasedspectator.com/2006/10/12/leos-letter-and-why-she-lost/#comment-242 [...] of Leo’s attempt for the SBOE to regain absolute control of textbook selection which suffered a major setback in the fall of 2006. Why now? Because biology textbooks are coming up for approval soon. And if the board [...] [...] of Leo’s attempt for the SBOE to regain absolute control of textbook selection which suffered a major setback in the fall of 2006. Why now? Because biology textbooks are coming up for approval soon. And if the board [...]

]]> http://www.texasedspectator.com/2006/10/12/leos-letter-and-why-she-lost/comment-page-1/#comment-240 Texas Ed Spectator » Blog Archive » Teaching them to think right Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:30:50 +0000 http://www.texasedspectator.com/2006/10/12/leos-letter-and-why-she-lost/#comment-240 [...] You mean that the Texas State Board of Education is willing to give it’s emphasis on indoctrination for the development of actual thinking skills? You can read more on the Board’s attempt to control “doctrine” here. [...] [...] You mean that the Texas State Board of Education is willing to give it’s emphasis on indoctrination for the development of actual thinking skills? You can read more on the Board’s attempt to control “doctrine” here. [...]

]]> http://www.texasedspectator.com/2006/10/12/leos-letter-and-why-she-lost/comment-page-1/#comment-241 Teaching them to think right « Texas Ed: Comments on Education from Texas Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:09:43 +0000 http://www.texasedspectator.com/2006/10/12/leos-letter-and-why-she-lost/#comment-241 [...] You mean that the Texas State Board of Education is willing to give it’s emphasis on indoctrination for the development of actual thinking skills? You can read more on the Board’s attempt to control “doctrine” here. [...] [...] You mean that the Texas State Board of Education is willing to give it’s emphasis on indoctrination for the development of actual thinking skills? You can read more on the Board’s attempt to control “doctrine” here. [...]

]]> http://www.texasedspectator.com/2006/10/12/leos-letter-and-why-she-lost/comment-page-1/#comment-239 Ken Mercer: District 5 Candidate « Texas Ed: Comments on Education from Texas Wed, 01 Nov 2006 20:18:02 +0000 http://www.texasedspectator.com/2006/10/12/leos-letter-and-why-she-lost/#comment-239 [...] Ken Mercer is running for the State Board of Eduction in district five. He, like board member Terri Leo, believes that the major media outlets in Texas have mischaracterized the Attorney General’s ruling concerning textbooks and the role of the SBOE. If you want to see why I think the media was right, see “Leo’s Letter and Why She Lost” for more information. For someone big on facts, Mercer manages to leave out facts like what the letter Leo actually wrote requested. [...] [...] Ken Mercer is running for the State Board of Eduction in district five. He, like board member Terri Leo, believes that the major media outlets in Texas have mischaracterized the Attorney General’s ruling concerning textbooks and the role of the SBOE. If you want to see why I think the media was right, see “Leo’s Letter and Why She Lost” for more information. For someone big on facts, Mercer manages to leave out facts like what the letter Leo actually wrote requested. [...]

]]>