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The Arabic studies program, funded by a federal five-year $1.3 million Foreign Language Assistance Program (FLAP) grant, was to begin this semester at Cross Timbers, then spread to Davis Elementary and Howard Middle Schools in the fall and to Summit High school by the fall of 2012.

Arabic culture was to be integrated into the curriculum in elementary and intermediate schools, then offered as a language credit in the middle and high schools. Davis, Cross Timbers and Howard are feeder schools to Summit High School.

1 posted on 02/08/2011 12:21:46 PM PST by Dubya
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To: Dubya

Watched this on the news last night. I never got the answer to why Arabic? Why not Chinese, Hindu, Russian or any other language more relevant?


2 posted on 02/08/2011 12:26:28 PM PST by Kandy Atz ("Were we directed from Washington when to sow and when to reap, we should soon want for bread.")
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To: Dubya

“part of developing the curiculum”

Its already been developed by CAIR no doubt.


3 posted on 02/08/2011 12:26:42 PM PST by GeronL (http://www.stink-eye.net/forum/index.php for FR backup site!)
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To: Dubya

Would they fund a curriculum for teaching about Christianity or Buddism,etc.

Whose tax dollars are paying for this kind of program?


4 posted on 02/08/2011 12:28:20 PM PST by LachlanMinnesota (Which are you? A producer, a looter, or a moocher of wealth?)
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To: Dubya

It was going to be required at some of the schools. REQUIRED.

Not the language, the CULTURE, indoctrination.


6 posted on 02/08/2011 12:28:38 PM PST by GeronL (http://www.stink-eye.net/forum/index.php for FR backup site!)
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To: Dubya

Personally I think that government agencies are so used to getting money from the government that they do not THINK of the consequencies just the bucks. There is not such thing as free money. I would have found it a long time ago.


7 posted on 02/08/2011 12:29:46 PM PST by 70th Division (I love my country but fear my government!)
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“Superintendent Bob Morrison apologized for not communicating with parents and invited them to be part of developing the curriculum”
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Superintendent Bob Morrison probably needs to move on and infect some other school district. These “gravy train” school administrators are REALLY irritating. How much are they paying this nit wit? Whatever it is it’s WAAAAAY too much.

Jut show the kids a video of Nick Berg’s beheading. That’s ALL they need to know.


9 posted on 02/08/2011 12:32:09 PM PST by NeverForgetBataan (To the German Commander: ..........................NUTS !)
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To: Dubya
One good reason for Arabic language studies is so we don't have to hire Muslim Arabs to do our translations for us in the Middle East. They can't be trusted to do accurate translations, if the translation makes Islam look bad.

Back in the 1960s, when I was getting my PhD, I had to meet a language requirement. I chose Russian, because at the time it was highly relevant. I'm not sure of it's relevance today, but it still comes in handy. Were I doing it today, I might well choose Arabic because today it's a lot more relevant than Russian.

10 posted on 02/08/2011 12:32:30 PM PST by JoeFromSidney (New book: RESISTANCE TO TYRANNY. A primer on armed revolt. Available form Amazon.)
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A Pelosi style cram down redux by the school district. Bypassing citizens, parents and students has become the first option of the political class (and public schools are certainly run by the union loving, socialist, political class) in their push for social engineering. All this among a population of students who are hardly crisp on their own language, literature, civics, the Constitution, or American history. Never mind our math and science ranking. We must sit back and wonder at the unmitigated gall of those who are no friend to American traditions.

Dallas area is getting as funky Leftist as Austin.


12 posted on 02/08/2011 12:36:47 PM PST by RitaOK
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To: Dubya

Are there are lot of Muslims out that way?

I remember driving to Dallas, Xmas nite, 1985. There was nothing out there in Mansfield They big green downtown monster had just opened and it was eerie seeing it way out there on I 20 with not much else around.


13 posted on 02/08/2011 12:38:22 PM PST by A_Former_Democrat (The Rodney King Riots: Courtesy of ABC, CBS, NBC & CNN)
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real Texans should go down there and say h*ll no.


18 posted on 02/08/2011 12:48:06 PM PST by Frantzie (HD TV - Total Brain-washing now in High Def. 3-D Coming soon)
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To: Dubya

What possessed these fools to even think they could do this?


25 posted on 02/08/2011 1:24:05 PM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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Arabic culture was to be integrated into the curriculum in elementary and
intermediate schools,...

Except for the over-paid (probably unionized) school teachers...
I’m for an OPTION to get training in Arabic.
When WWII broke out, having a pool of folks fluent in Japanese, German,
Italian, as well as Navaho and Cherokee (code-talkers) was part of our arsenal.

We do know that the Dept. of Defense has had trouble getting speakers
of Arabic that are actually loyal to the USA. Training more of “our own”
in Arabic (and other Middle-Eastern languages) ain’t a bad idea.

Especially as we know that many Muslim leaders say nice things in English...
then preach some of the most vile crap in their native language.


27 posted on 02/08/2011 1:27:05 PM PST by VOA
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To: Dubya

And the reason they backed away from it is that it probably raised a sh*tstorm over the last couple days since the story popped up. Bunches of parents and patriots probably wrote, called, and emailed the superintendent with a massive “WTF?!?!?”

No American child should be forced to learn Arabic, except for the phrases “Drop your weapon”, “Halt”, and “Eat s**t and die, sand jockey”.


28 posted on 02/08/2011 1:30:46 PM PST by hoagy62 (I am a optimistic pessimist. I am positive that the world is going to Hell.)
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To: Dubya

Multiculturalism is a failure. Stop it. We are America, the US of A.


29 posted on 02/08/2011 1:33:19 PM PST by Dudoight
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To: Dubya

I kind of figured the folks in Mansfield weren’t going to accept this


30 posted on 02/08/2011 1:39:41 PM PST by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (Green Bay Packers - SuperBowl 45 champs)
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Hope I didn’t miss anyone. I get mixed up easy. :^)


48 posted on 02/08/2011 2:36:46 PM PST by Dubya (JESUS SAVES)
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To: Dubya

I can not believe they tried to do this in Texas. lol!


50 posted on 02/08/2011 3:31:48 PM PST by SaraJohnson
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To: Dubya

Whichever idiot chose to try to sneak this insidious idea into Mansfield, Texas, Bible Belt, USA, is just that...

an idiot!!!


57 posted on 02/09/2011 3:55:07 PM PST by Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears (The "11th Commandment" applies to Republicans, not RINOs.)
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