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[Steve236]

scienceblogs.com/dispatches/2010/03/texas_boe_removes_jefferson_fr.php

Can you believe this crap?! im from China and even i know Thomas
Jefferson was probably one of the most important person in USA history!
You cant just rewrite history like that.

[Twitchmonkey]

Thomas Jefferson was all just a revisionist ploy to begin with. The American Revolution was won by Ronald Reagan and Ayn Rand by throwing money at the British while flying on giant eagles.

[ObserverStatus]

Presumably they begin the day with a prayer to Saint Ronald of the White House.

[AntiChri5]

Glad i am not American.

[Daewan]

I'm sorry I am ><

[Mr.Skar]

I'm gonna chalk ths up to "Lawl texas" and leave it at that.

[druplesnubb]

Daewan wrote...

I'm sorry I am ><

I feel sorry for you and all Americans. Especially those in Texas.

[JRCHOharry]

God speed, America. Britain salutes you.

[Statulos]

You mix religion and pretty much anything to get results like this. Keep that private, keep it at home.

[the_one_54321]

I almost spit coffee at my computer screen. Good lord. If I ever actually spawn children, they are going to spend as much time being instructed at home as they are at school. This is b******t.

[addiction21]

Who is Thomas Jefferson? I do not remember. It seems Texas has the power to rewrite history...
/Sarcasm

Just a few points.
1. The United States of America does not have a monopoly on stupidity or ignorance.
2. Please try not to be an ignorant douche and lump us all together.
3. Waffles are good.

the_one_54321 wrote...

I almost spit coffee at my computer screen. Good lord. If I ever actually spawn children, they are going to spend as much time being instructed at home as they are at school. This is b******t.

Something that all parents should do.

Modifié par addiction21, 15 mars 2010 - 07:12 .

[bzombo]

unbelievable! stupid extremists from both parties will be the ruin of this country. thomas jefferson is one of the most important figures in american history. stupid texans. all the left and right extremists should be dumped on an island somewhere and let them all fight amongst each other over their ridiculous beliefs and leave all the normal people alone. it's getting to the point where you either have to be a communist or a militia member to live here anymore. morons.

[Daewan]

Texas: Thinking is optional.

Texas: The Anti-Knowledge State!

Texas: Remember the Alamo! Forget everything else!

Texas: Answering Voltaire's prayers since 2010!

[Seagloom]

the_one_54321 wrote...

I almost spit coffee at my computer screen. Good lord. If I ever actually spawn children, they are going to spend as much time being instructed at home as they are at school. This is b******t.

One of my older sisters lives in Texas. She did exactly that with her eldest, and has switched to 100% home schooling with the others. Reading articles like this reminds me of why she made a good choice, and I'm normally against home schooling.

As for the news itself, all I can say is it doesn't surprise me. Revisionist history is not a new concept in our public schools. Politics, especially currently, occasionally trump logic here. Plus, it's Texas. I stopped taking Texas seriously years ago. It's like officials there want to be ignorant.

Modifié par Seagloom, 15 mars 2010 - 07:17 .

[Mordaedil]

This reminds me of when the Russians decided to write out World War 2 from the history books they use for grade school teaching.

[the_one_54321]

Seagloom wrote...
As for the news itself, all I can say is it doesn't surprise me. Revisionist history is not a new concept. Politics, especially currently, occasionally trump logic here. Plus, it's Texas. I stopped taking Texas seriously years ago. It's like officials there want to be ignorant.

Similar to the argument above on not lumping all Americans together, you shouldn't lump all Texans together. Austin is a great city in itself. And El Paso (my home) is nothing like the rest of Texas.

[Twitchmonkey]

AntiChri5 wrote...

Glad i am not American.

Important to note that Texas is pretty much a different country, they do some weird stuff down there, we normally just try to not think about them.

Similar to the argument above on not lumping all Americans together, you
shouldn't lump all Texans together. Austin is a great city in itself.
And El Paso (my home) is nothing like the rest of Texas.

Yeah, Austin does seem pretty progressive, and I'm sure there are a lot of other great places, but if we have to throw Texas under the bus to try to avoid people lumping all of America together, well, we appreciate your sacrifice.

Modifié par Twitchmonkey, 15 mars 2010 - 07:19 .

[MerinTB]

The scary thing about this is Texas is such a large state that what they teach influences what goes into all the textbooks used across the nation.



Good article about this - http://www.washingto...-2005Mar22.html

It's a little old, but do some searching on your own to learn about how stupid this whole thing is.

[Mordaedil]

Seagloom wrote...

One of my older sisters lives in Texas. She did exactly that with her eldest, and has switched to 100% home schooling with the others. Reading articles like this reminds me of why she made a good choice, and I'm normally against home schooling.

Home schooling is the resort when the public education system is inferior to what you can learn from a bathroom stall. Which pretty much means I think it's the best solution when the system decides to do things like this.

[Seagloom]

the_one_54321 wrote...

Seagloom wrote...
As for the news itself, all I can say is it doesn't surprise me. Revisionist history is not a new concept. Politics, especially currently, occasionally trump logic here. Plus, it's Texas. I stopped taking Texas seriously years ago. It's like officials there want to be ignorant.

Similar to the argument above on not lumping all Americans together, you shouldn't lump all Texans together. Austin is a great city in itself. And El Paso (my home) is nothing like the rest of Texas

I might not do as much lumping if more than half the things I hear about Texas weren't so depressing. I have friends and family in Texas, and with the exception of a few insignificant things here and there it honestly doesn't sound like a place I'd like to live.

And honestly, I could say the same thing about New York, even though I've lived here most of my life and like it. If I had a choice, I would live elsewhere. I heard my fair share of criticism for it when I was living in California, and the thing is... a lot of it wasn't wrong. I could say Manhattan has its bright spots. I could pick out a few small towns I've been to here and there that are nice. But I can't really defend my home state as a whole with conviction. So I don't see myself giving Texas much of a pass.

Modifié par Seagloom, 15 mars 2010 - 07:26 .

[CoS Sarah Jinstar]

Mordaedil wrote...

This reminds me of when the Russians decided to write out World War 2 from the history books they use for grade school teaching.

I'm sure Germany has done that as well. Adolf Hitler? no such thing! ****sm is a myth! Have some delicious german beer!

[the_one_54321]

Oh, no, Texas really sucks overall. It's just that, not all of Texas is like that. Mostly, just Austin and El Paso are awesome. The rest of Texas is full to the brim of evangelistic idiots.

[Mordaedil]

CoS Sarah Jinstar wrote...

Mordaedil wrote...

This reminds me of when the Russians decided to write out World War 2 from the history books they use for grade school teaching.

I'm sure Germany has done that as well. Adolf Hitler? no such thing! ****sm is a myth! Have some delicious german beer!

As far as I know, no, they didn't really have *time* to do that. The information age came upon them too soon and there are far too many wounds in that country to just let live and forget.

[Mr.Skar]

the_one_54321 wrote...

Seagloom wrote...
As for the news itself, all I can say is it doesn't surprise me. Revisionist history is not a new concept. Politics, especially currently, occasionally trump logic here. Plus, it's Texas. I stopped taking Texas seriously years ago. It's like officials there want to be ignorant.

Similar to the argument above on not lumping all Americans together, you shouldn't lump all Texans together. Austin is a great city in itself. And El Paso (my home) is nothing like the rest of Texas.

According to my cousin Austin is a shining example of an awesome city. Not without its stupidity, but any place that can host a musical extravaganza like City Limits is cool in my books. Sweeping generalizationa are just too much fun to pass up sometimes .