Posted on 02/11/2010 7:11:23 AM PST by Britt0n
A state board of only 15 people will vote on whether to revise U.S. textbooks to omit references to Daniel Boone, Gen. George Patton, Nathan Hale, Columbus Day and Christmas.
The Texas State Board of Education will also vote on a proposal to substitute the term "American" with "global citizen."
Mathew Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel, is warning Americans to speak up before only eight people, with a majority vote, have a chance to literally rewrite American history.
He appeared on the "Huckabee Show" to explain why the board's vote matters to the rest of America. Staver said Texas and California are the two largest textbook purchasers in the nation.
"Whatever textbooks they select affect the rest of the country because publishers publish those kinds of books, and the rest of the country follows," he said.
But because of California's budget crisis, the state hasn't been able to purchase as many new textbooks, he explained. So the default is Texas.
"So when this 15-member board – eight people of that will make a majority – make a decision, it will affect the entire nation," Staver said.
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
Have you read further? They apologized and made up.
Ping
Yeah, and it was a welfare community there too.
And they lived pretty well on it, let me tell you, and it showed.....
Nice.
That’s nice....but the general tenor remains the same, not to mention the massive turn the thread has taken away from the original posting
Has anyone bothered to look at the Texas Board of Education to see if this is even true? That’s what I am attempting to do now. Unfortunately, these sites are tough to navigate.
It’s Central NY where an income like that is really comfortable. The cost of living is pretty low.
This should not surprise Freepers: we have threads pulled daily when a Mormon complains that too much information on their cult is getting air-time. Selective censorship is alive and well even at FR.
Persnickety thing........
This isn’t the only state we hear of trying something like this.
There are these threads....
N.C High Schools to Remove Pre-1877 U.S. History?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2443965/posts
NC public schools: Pro-life laws, like segregation, are examples of ‘oppressive government’
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2438595/posts
So, yeah, it’s pretty believable.
After searching through the TEA site, there is something not adding up. First of all, anyone can go on that site and see what subjects are due for new textbooks. I looked through the 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and all of the mid-term elections and there are no history books any where at any level being considered.
What is being considered are literature books, spelling, handwriting, science, and some AP courses. And also, the Spanish equivalents of all these books.
How can the board be voting on a new history textbook is history is not even due for the next 2 years to even being considered?
See post 230.
things that make you go “hmmmmm......”
lol.... thanks for the research.
Ring in the valiant man and free,
The larger heart, the kindlier hand;
Ring out the darkness of the land,
Ring in the Christ that is to be
This ended up being a very good conversation about the honesty of printing the poem without an indication that it was excerpted and missing the last stanza. Was this censorship? Why did they leave it off? Would that stanza offend? Did it change the meaning of the poem?
Very insightful answers. 8th graders are smarter than people give them credit for being.
This is Lucky9teen’s post “But for some reason, on these kinds of threads, it seems if you aren’t a homeschooler yourself, you’re a bad parent or not willing to sacrifice for your children, blah blah blah. Let the attacks begin...
Hey, HOMESCHOOLERS, some of us NEED to work in order to pay for things like RENT, and UTILITIES. And as much as we’d love to homeschool our precious children, having a roof over our heads and food to eat, is a a bit more important than sending our child to a government school.”
First of all, I have already apologized for letting my emotions get in the way and explained that over the last 6 years I have had to constantly defend myself against the attitude that it is an affront to YOUR character for me to homeschool my children.
Second, there was no cry for help in the above statement. It was a provocation. “let the attacks begin” “HEY HOMESCHOOLERS”.
Third, she has didn’t come off as an overworked, overwrought mother. She came off as insulting to me. Saying that SOME OF US just CAN’T homeschool is an insult to the sacrafice that homeschool moms make everyday. It makes it sound like we are a priviledged lot without a care in the world.
Fourth, I have already stated that I was not proud of the way I handled it.
You think that I don’t have guilt for not being able to give my children the best? You think I don’t work hard to keep a budget balanced, my children schooled, three meals cooked, keeping the house liveable with 3 children in it all day? Being a mom is hard whether you stay at home or work.
Yes I did respond in kind. She was hateful and insulting and so was I. We have since worked it out.
Private reply
Don’t you find it kind of ironic that a former Confederate State won’t teach its’ children about the Civil War?
I sent a private reply back to you. But for the sake of keeping things in the open. I am a Christian. I am not perfect. I admitted to Lucky that I should have presented my opinion in a kinder way. The world doesn’t need to see “perfect” people. They need to see people acknowledging that they were wrong. Can you do the same? You came on defending Lucky’s post as an overworked overwrought mother looking for help. That is not truthful. I did respond in kind to her. The fact is that I should have responded in kindness.
I think what got to me was a poster asking if Lucky9teen also expected her housing and food to come from the government.I found that a bit over the top.
That said,I’m fairly neutral on schooling since I think most of the values come from the home whether the child attends public,private,parochial,or is home-schooled. All can be good.
I also understand the concern over revisionist history. Three of my grandchildren attend public school in an ultra liberal town here in MA and they know who Harriet Tubman is but know nothing about Thomas Jefferson.Drives me nuts but I do my best to let them know SOMETHING about the founding of this wonderful country.
I wish you all well for the rest of the school year.
However, to me, the most interesting part of this whole thread is that there is no indepedent evidence of what was stated in WND, which leads me to ask “What’s up?” “What’s the purpose or end-game?” Why did this guest go on the Huckabee show and make these claims? Why didn’t someone other than me look at the website to see what books are being adopted?
Again....what is the end-game?
It was a rhetorical question. Of course Lucky doesn’t think the gov. should provide food and housing. The wording could have been kinder but the premise stands. Public school is a free service to parents from the government via taxes. Yes the parents provide some of the money via their taxes but it isn’t enough to provide an education for even one of their children.
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