[Sub-Driver]

sums things up.......

[DumpsterDiver]

"Here we are about to go to war for a second time with Iraq — and I can't even read about the first time we went to war with Iraq," said Martin Quiles, a 17-year-old senior ...

Martin, try using a library. They have loads of books there.

[LiteKeeper]

bump

[redbaiter]

"To please rednecks in Texas, they're censoring science in New York — and all over America," said Bennetta.

There you have it, folks. Even the guy who makes it his job to root out inaccuracy in textbooks thinks that people who believe in the literal truth of the Bible are just a bunch of subhumans, or rednecks or whatever. Remember now, this is the good guy in this story. Home schooling, anyone?

[Momaw Nadon]

Just an idea here:

Why doesn't someone edit the Koran and remove all references of violence against the "infidels," i.e. us.

This could then be passed off as the Official version of the Koran.

Maybe this is a way to "tame" Islam.

Any thoughts?

[Fishrrman]

On the shelves of school libraries is a biography for young readers of the Rev. Al Sharpton, who is said to hail from the "long tradition of activist ministers like Martin Luther King Jr."
But the book might offend some with its own stereotypes, like this line in a chapter on Crown Heights: "Poor ... in the cities often found themselves at the mercy of Jewish shopkeepers and landlords, who decided when and when not to advance credit to their customers."

... Sounds like something right out of Mein Kampf?

Cheers!
- John

[tutstar]

bump to get kids out of government schools

[ivanhoe116]

said William Bennetta, who heads The Textbook League, a California-based watchdog group that researches textbook inaccuracies.

Oh brother!

[usmom]

The book's authors say their goal is "to reform the way high school mathematics is taught," presenting it in a manner that reflects how it's used in the real world.

Our school district went to one of these 'new math'programs 2 years ago when my kids were just entering K and 1st grade. It was absolutely ludicrous. Parents packed the school board meetings to speak out against it, but it went through anyway, because we all know the administrators know what's best for our children more than parents, don't we? In all of first grade, my daughter was not required to memorize one math fact. It was all writing about how would you solve this, give your best answer, count things at home, etc... Thankfully, I am able to homeschool and their progress in math using a traditional program is phenomenal. Public schools use children as guinea pigs for their little pet projects and then think they can go back and fix it if it is a disaster.

[chainsaw]

It is no wonder that 2 in 19 high school seniors can tell you how many inches there are in a foot, or make chage at a cash register, without looking at the register to find out how much you are supposed to get back.

If you want an education, the next time you are at a restaurant with a teenager at the register and the bill comes to say $1.52. Give that person two dollars and 2 cents. It really spoils their day.

[BabsC]

The scariest part of all this is how few people are aware of this problem and how long it has been going on.

You said you'd move to
Cumberland County to own a peach orchard and retire some day...
Speaking of people being unaware, have you checked out the laws in your state about the power of the power companies to take land via "eminent domain"?
Schools today aren't doing much to help children think for themselves much less understand that there is no such thing as private property. At the rate of socialism's gain in this republic the children soon won't even believe in the right to have "private property".

Sorry got way off topic there, just a personal rant. I was caught unaware and I am paying the price.

[Lancey Howard]

It's the same all over, in government school textbooks, and even in those kids' picture pamphlets they give out in church. Try finding a picture of a white male, of any age. It's not easy, although you might find a token here or there.

Me and my kids shake our heads and laugh about it. Even my daughter.

[madfly]

ping

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Don't worry about it! Most of them can't read anyway!They just look at the pretty pictures which today take up most of the page.