tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post8362226183925189270..comments2024-03-03T13:55:46.243-08:00Comments on Ambling Along the Aqueduct: ...and Texas will soon be a very bad place for K-12 educationTimmi Duchamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673465487533328661noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-59589726621031556172010-03-15T12:29:43.295-07:002010-03-15T12:29:43.295-07:00In Colorado I regularly get students who are surpr...In Colorado I regularly get students who are surprised that European-Americans treated Native Americans badly. And they're ready to complain if I dare to teach European intellectual history that includes the theory of socialism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-37228865652473730622010-03-15T12:27:57.380-07:002010-03-15T12:27:57.380-07:00As bad as this is, Colorado students come to my cl...As bad as this is, Colorado students come to my classes surprised that whites treated Native Americans poorly and ready to bristle if I teach them the intellectual history of Europe that includes socialism. I had a Lakota student who was routinely sent to the principal's office when she offered alternative ideas about history.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-86188345979656599262010-03-14T18:08:18.109-07:002010-03-14T18:08:18.109-07:00This particular round was only addressing curricul...This particular round was only addressing curriculum, not textbooks, as I understand it. (All the news about this stuff hits my RSS feed for work, even though none of the pubs I write for cover it, and I force myself to read some of it.) Given that a couple of right wing incumbents lost in the primary, there may be a little improvement next year, but don't hold your breath.Nancy Jane Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030267999537291250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-73521950762753630952010-03-14T09:11:51.857-07:002010-03-14T09:11:51.857-07:00The scary part is the influence Texas has on textb...The scary part is the influence Texas has on textbook companies, which then affects the rest of the nation.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07261156769469311687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-67219653990042821732010-03-13T10:44:15.248-08:002010-03-13T10:44:15.248-08:00Texas has always been gaga. Where is Molly Ivins ...Texas has always been gaga. Where is Molly Ivins when you need her??Athena Andreadishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07650180659001228746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-17352609106325610942010-03-12T22:59:45.695-08:002010-03-12T22:59:45.695-08:00"I can't begin to imagine how any details..."I can't begin to imagine how any details of that could even be invented." Well, David Barton's many invented quotes from the Founders that endorse our nation's Christianity are a start.<br /><br />My only hope comes from my experience as a college educator, which suggests that kids don't remember their high school history classes at all.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15914730499199048197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-67214932565863529972010-03-12T20:45:59.016-08:002010-03-12T20:45:59.016-08:00The Texas State Board of Education has always been...The Texas State Board of Education has always been a joke, but I'm finding it harder and harder to laugh these days.Nancy Jane Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030267999537291250noreply@blogger.com