Posted on 11/28/2015 7:06:19 AM PST by rickmichaels
Pupils as young as 14 were handed twisted propaganda praising a terrorist attack - containing a quote about victims' bodies "flying like dust particles" - and encouraging readers to sign up to ISIS.
The "assignment" - which came days after the horrific Paris attacks - asked pupils to analyse the passages and identify the subject, occasion, audience, purpose and speaker.
An investigation has been launched after parents complained about the controversial task.
The first passage was from a blog entry from an ISIS recruiter's website.
It describes with different kinds of women needed to the so-called caliphate - such as professionals, police and wives.
The correct answer for "audience" was: "woman anywhere who might want to join ISIS".
The second article included a quote from Osama Bin Laden in response to the horrific bombing and killing of 17 sailors on the US warship USS Cole.
Students were told to scrutinise this shocking quote: "The pieces of the bodies of infidels were flying like dust particles.
"If you would have seen it with your own eyes, you would have been very pleased and your heart would have been filled with joy."
Mum Theresa Bosley, whose daughter brought the assignment home, said: "I'm all about education. I have a juris in education.
"We should teach about ISIS - but let's teach the facts.
"Let's teach who they are and what happened.
"Let's teach about Paris in Lebanon - let's teach about the 21 Christians that were beheaded."
Houston Independent School District, in the US, where the assignment was set, released a statement saying: "The intent of the assignment was to teach students critical and analytical thinking skills using current events.
"The district will review the assignment and follow up with the campus, if needed."
Houston schools are screwed.
Houston went over to the dark side went it elected an open homosexual mayor. Sadly as more and more liberals flock to Texas from failed liberal states Texas will soon become purple.
The key is this statement “if needed”.
“An investigation has been launched after parents complained about the controversial task.”
“parents complained”
That is the problem: parents merely complaining. They should storm the school en masse and, since they pay the taxes, clean the place out.
This was just weird. In shock.
IN the not too distant past the propagandist that assigned this would be up on charges of TREASON, but in today's politically correct 0bamanation, their probably up for Teacher of the Year.
“The intent of the assignment was .... Islamification.
This from an education system that uses 'zero tolerance' so no one in authority has to use critical thinking and make a judgement call.
Such as sending a girl home for having an aspirin in her purse . Or expelling a boy for drawing a crude picture of a gun.
That is the problem: parents merely complaining. They should storm the school en masse and, since they pay the taxes, clean the place out.
Everyone even remotely involved in this — and going up to the highest levels — needs to be immediately fired with all vested pension rights immediately and forever revoked.
Public schools are Satan’s American Masterpiece.
Public school teachers are his foot-soldiers.
Judging by this assignment/propaganda.....Houston’s got some sicko weirdo teachers.
That is what happened in Alberta!
Oil boomed for too long, Eastern Lieberals moved in and look what we got! A NDP (socialist) government after 44 years of (pseudo) conservative government which arrived after 36 years of government led by Pastors (Manning and Aberhart).
After 80 years of centre and centre-right leadership, we now get socialism. A foretaste of where Texas may be heading.
I’m sick of people being outraged at stuff the government schools do.
Follow the trail on who’s demaning that this crap be taught and out them....
If complaining doesn’t work, next up will be a candlelight vigil followed by a moment of silence.
Not long ago, the Mayor demanded copies of the sermons from the local Pastors and demanded they stop any teachings about homosexuality. When the Justice department told them she couldn’t do that, her leadership has looked for another angle to suppress the Pastors and Christians. So she has aligned herself with Islam. Crazy homosexuals and Crazy Muslims, a combination for Homo-Jihadists
I simply can NOT believe this story. If true, the Feds should be rushing to investigate who instigated this and everyone involved fired. If not, the government is COMPLICIT with it and are, by logic, the enemy.
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