cultural values
How Convenient
Tea parties issue demands to Tennessee legislators » The Commercial Appeal The material calls for lawmakers to amend state laws governing school curriculums, and for textbook selection criteria to say that “No portrayal of minority experience in the history which actually occurred shall obscure the experience or contributions of the Founding Fathers, or the majority [...]
What do they teach in government classes anyway?
Guess who said the following: The Washington Monthly “What am I, not supposed to have health care?” he said. “It’s practicality. I’m not going to become a burden for the state because I don’t have health care, and God forbid I get into an accident and I can’t afford the operation. That can happen to [...]
More evidence of the failure of the education system
They remember the lesson on civic participation but fail miserably at civic knowledge. Now everyone together, say it-filibuster. Your turn – Monday, December 20, 2010 – San Antonio Express-News Candace King’s Dec. 14 letter said: “Texas Sens. Cornyn and Hutchison and the rest of the heartless Republican senators showed how callous they are by denying [...]
More evidence of the failures of our education system
9/11 Responders blame the Democrats for not getting their health bill passed. The Washington Monthly The assumption is based on an idea — Congress operates by majority rule — that should be true but isn’t. For much of the country, procedures like “filibusters,” “secret holds,” and “cloture votes” are completely foreign. Indeed, it’s very likely [...]
It is the culture
It Isn’t the Culture, Stupid – Web’s #1 Source for K12 and Higher Education News and Commentary – EducationNews.org The “it’s the culture” argument, fails to acknowledge, however, that the Chinese/Asian value of education is not just about hard working and respectful students. The culture is also responsible for the adoption of a coherent [...]
Does anyone else think that these might be related?
Hoodlums – Ta-Nehisi Coates – National – The Atlantic There are roughly 2.3 million people in jails and prisons in America, more than any country in the world. The United States has 756 people in jail per 100,000 people. No other country has more than 700, and only two are over 600 Russia (629) and [...]
Why aren’t there more?
Sports Briefing – Football – Woman Hired as Coach – NYTimes.com Calvin Coolidge High School in Washington made the rare move of hiring a woman, Natalie Randolph, to coach its football team. Given that it’s perfectly acceptable for men to coach women’s volleyball and softball, we should be seeing a lot more female coaches in [...]
So who’s going to stop them?
Star-Telegram.com: | 01/19/2008 | Evolution’s status may be debated by state board The state’s public school curriculum, called Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, says students must learn “the theory of biological evolution.” Section 3A of the biology curriculum states that students must use critical thinking to make informed decisions, including analyzing a theory’s “strengths and [...]
If they’re allowed to do whatever they want, then they didn’t break the law
More on the Texas SBOE’s rejection of a third grade math book. Now the majority has voted to strike the minority reports from the official record of the board’s minutes. It seems that while our San Antonio representative couldn’t bring himself to vote on the original matter, he has joined the majority in censoring the [...]
Because they don’t like it
Rejection of math textbook sparks debate on state board’s authority | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Latest News The state Board of Education’s unusual decision to reject a math textbook used by Dallas and 70 other Texas school districts has evolved into a power struggle over the approval of classroom materials [...]