TX school textbooks on ABC Nightline now - Heads up - n/t

[Bozita]

[heli]

1. Yep, it's worth watching

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2. "One man with the power to influence an entire generation for better or worse, ...

... depending on your point of view." - Terry Moran, Nightline host

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3. You won't believe some of the comments at the link

Are America's Textbooks Too Liberal?
March 11, 2010 11:51 PM

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Tonight, we introduced you to Don McLeroy, pictured above, a Texas dentist, self-described "Christian fundamentalist" and elected Board of Education member.

He is pushing for more focus on conservative leaders and issues -- and less of what he calls liberal bias in school textbooks.

No doubt some in the educational establishment will criticize the efforts, but that won't necessarily keep those lessons from textbooks that will be taught at schools across the country.

So tonight, we ask: Do you think America's textbooks are too liberal? Or is this wrongly politicizing the classroom?

Tell us what you think.

Will embed the Dan Harris report in the morning.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/nightlinedailyline/2010/03/are-americas-textbooks-too-liberal.html

[kevinbgoode]

4. Haha..here is what I left in the comments:

"A self-proclaimed "Christian fundamentalist" isn't a conservative - he's a nutcase.

And the American public is supposed to believe that some hetero white man, convinced he was born with some golden peepee and with sole access to exclusively interpreting the "Word" of some imaginary white Man who lives in the sky - is somehow interested in teaching truth?

It seems almost hilarious that alleged con-servatives, who regularly demand other points of view be censored as "immoral" are suddenly concerned about telling the "whole" story in history books. Will we be looking forward to reading the woman's point of view from anything other than this man's "biblically-correct" viewpoint?
Does this mean conservative advocates for textbooks will welcome the historical point of view of gays?

Haha. . .suddenly I can sense the "immoral-so-must-be-censored" advocates rushing forward to suddenly decry telling the "whole truth."

[Last_Stand]

5. Excellent post...

but you used a hole lots of them big book-larnin' wurds.

thas the poblem with you libruls...you think too much.

:evilgrin:

[Last_Stand]

6. The comments are hilarious...

the dumbest, least-educated people in the country are voicing their opinion on what should and should not be included in school textbooks.

I know there's a word for that, but I didn't pay attention in school.