Christian conservatives win, children lose: Texas textbooks will teach public school students that the Founding Fathers based the Constitution on the Bible, and the American system of democracy was inspired by Moses.On Friday the Republican-controlled Texas State Board of Education voted along party lines 10-5 to approve the biased and inaccurate textbooks. The vote signals a victory for Christian conservatives in Texas, and a disappointing defeat for historical accuracy and the education of innocent children.The textbooks were written to align with instructional standards that the Board of Education approved back in 2010 with the explicit intention of forcing social studies teaching to adhere to a conservative Christian agenda. The standards require teachers to emphasize America’s so called “Christian heritage.”
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(Reuters) - The Texas State Board of Education, whose decisions can have national ramifications, on Friday approved nearly 100 textbooks despite criticism the books exaggerated the influence biblical figures had in forming the U.S. system of government.The Republican-controlled 15-member body voted along party lines to approve the use of the textbooks for all ages of students in the second-most populous U.S. state, with about 5 million children in the public school system.Once textbooks are approved in Texas, they are often sold nationally and used for years in classrooms across the country."I don't think there is any reason to fear these books," board member Thomas Ratliff told reporters. "I think by and large they are going to be very good books."Critics say the social studies and history textbooks that were approved overemphasize the role that Christianity and biblical figures such as Moses played in the formation of the nation's founding documents while giving little attention to constitutional provisions against the state establishing religion.They also say world geography textbooks downplay the role that armed conquest played in the spread of Christianity and misrepresent fundamental points of other major religions.
Yeah there will be schools that will teach creationism
Quote from: Kinder on November 27, 2014, 11:30:09 AM>patheos>blog>atheist bloglolk then. provide a real sourceIs Reuters good enough?Quote(Reuters) - The Texas State Board of Education, whose decisions can have national ramifications, on Friday approved nearly 100 textbooks despite criticism the books exaggerated the influence biblical figures had in forming the U.S. system of government.The Republican-controlled 15-member body voted along party lines to approve the use of the textbooks for all ages of students in the second-most populous U.S. state, with about 5 million children in the public school system.Once textbooks are approved in Texas, they are often sold nationally and used for years in classrooms across the country."I don't think there is any reason to fear these books," board member Thomas Ratliff told reporters. "I think by and large they are going to be very good books."Critics say the social studies and history textbooks that were approved overemphasize the role that Christianity and biblical figures such as Moses played in the formation of the nation's founding documents while giving little attention to constitutional provisions against the state establishing religion.They also say world geography textbooks downplay the role that armed conquest played in the spread of Christianity and misrepresent fundamental points of other major religions.
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Quote from: Meta Cognition on November 27, 2014, 11:31:38 AMNo, leave education to the schools. With a national standard, of course.This. A national standard and guidelines should exist, along with frequent evaluations of the school's actual curriculum, but the schools should still have a certain discretion.
No, leave education to the schools. With a national standard, of course.
LEAVE EDUCATION TO THE STATES!
