Posted on 02/11/2005 4:04:56 PM PST by Coleus
Mass. School District Pushes Political Correctness in Math Class by Josh Montez, correspondent
SUMMARY: Why would any school district force political correctness down the throats of students in math class?
Let's hope it's not a trend. The Newton, Mass., public school district is pushing a divisive, politically correct agenda -- in math classes.
Brian Camenker, the director of the Parents Rights Coalition in Newton, is not at all pleased.
"The way these people play with the kids' minds is really horrible," said Camenker, whose two children were educated in Newton public schools in the Bay State. He's especially not happy about the school's curriculum.
"What they have is a school-wide program called 'Active Anti-Racism,' " Camenker said, "which assumes that parents themselves are racists in their own lives, and that kids are being brought up this way and that therefore need to be cured of this."
The lessons begin in middle school math class. Camenker has been vocal in his opposition -- but that hasn't otten him very far.
"I once asked the principal, when he was introducing this, 'What is an Active Anti-Racist - what does that mean?' And he couldn't even tell me. He didn't even know yet! He said, ‘I'm not really sure, but we have to do it.' "
Evelyn Reilly of the Massachusetts Family Institute believes the Newton public schools are more interested in social engineering than good education.
"People need to be very aware of what their children are being taught in schools, especially now in Massachusetts, where we've got same-sex marriage," Reilly said.
Camenker, meanwhile, said the schools should stick with the basics.
That's gay!
It sounds quite incredible but the math scores have dropped 30% there, since this program was established. Even one lefty blogger referred to them as nuts.
"No #7s! #7 is the number of the white capitalist agenda, the number of the slavemaster, and the degradation of women. All students should count 1,2,3,4,5,6,8!"
Jamaal has two CD's. Tyrone has 5. Shaniequa has 15. Explain how the oppressive racist white patriarchy prevents them from having as many as they want.
-ccm
Bump & Ping
Whole town looks like an indoctrination school.
http://www.ci.newton.ma.us/HumanRights/programs.htm
This is so very much like the hitler youth or the youth groups of the USSR. Children are being taught to value the state over mother and father. Do these active Nazi's even allow the words "mother" and "father"?
www.newtonhumanrights.org
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We allowed it with the War on Drugs, and that provided the entre for this, and for the homosexual indoctrination as well. It was easy for them to take the already-existing facilities and methods and adapt them to their agenda.
Count me in, PC and multiculturalism are tools for brainwashing anyone who will listen and force the rest into pretending to believe or be called a racist. Its clever, but its also wrongheaded.
The problem with this is that too many conservatives play into PC guilt game and adopt their ridiculous game for fear of being called homophobe, bigot, religious zealot, etc...
I would like some specific examples. How/what/when/where/why>>
Me too, I was looking for some examples in the article. I presume with the word problems.
You may want to contact them
http://www.parentsrightscoalition.org/mailform.htm
As I said, to be a liberal you simply throw out every program and teaching method and wisdom that has proven iself over the years and embrace every whacked out, goofball idea that comes along and then call yourself "enlightened".
This may be an important story but this is rotten coverage of it.
Louie?
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