A Common Core Sci-Fi Eco indoctrination story

Posted by Non_mooching_artist 11 years, 3 months ago to Education
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Read the whole thing. And ask yourself where this came from in the first place?

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  • Posted by Hiraghm 11 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    "After a few beats, he spoke again. "Is Bruce going to tell the rest of the Con what's going on? I had to teach a thermo class this morning, so I missed whatever you decided at the meeting. The traffic was tied up around the fraternity houses. They're getting ready for some sort of Greekfest."

    "Call in sick, like I did."

    He shook his head. "I owe them."

    "Who, the University?"

    "No, my students. It takes a lot of guts to sign up for a science course these days. To put up with the taunts and harassment. As long as they show up, I'll show up."

    "I'm glad I'm staff, not faculty."

    "The Dean insists that we add creationism and crystal theory and spiritualism to the curriculum."

    "They already have those-—"

    "Not as equal time in the physics and chemistry departments."

    Sherrine whistled low.

    "Yep," Bob said. "The science departments are resisting-—we had a meeting after my class-—but it's a question of marketing and sales. Of putting warm bodies behind desks. We told the Dean that there was no objective evidence for any of that crap. You know what he said?"

    The sky was a slate gray; the cloud deck, low and oppressive. Sherrine stared up into the gloom. "No. What?"

    "He said that the alleged objectivity of materialist science was an invention of heterosexual, white males, so we shouldn't use that as a basis for judgment."

    She looked sharply into his face. For a change, he was not laughing. "What did you tell him?"

    "Nothing."

    All the fire had done out of him, even the anger. Ominous. She said, "And?"

    "I said nothing. It was like I'd been caught explaining something to a door, or a telephone recording. I felt like such a fool.""
    http://www.baenebooks.com/chapters/06717...
    - Fallen Angels by Pournelle, Niven and Flynn
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  • Posted by Non_mooching_artist 11 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Thank you for the qualifier, H! ;-)

    I've ordered that book, btw, and instantly thought of the passages you had written the other day, with regards to this and several other items I've come across.

    To sit back on our hands and do NOTHING is just giving sanction to this evil and insidious indoctrination. Our children's ability to think rationally, to think for themselves is being obliterated! This has to be demolished! This method is evil. Period. The schools have to disengage from the govt teat. Otherwise they, and we, are beholden to their curriculum of stamping out good little drones.
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  • Posted by Hiraghm 11 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    That might be permitted, but I'd be heartened at the number of children whose families were visited by the Secret Service based on their essays... :)
    I hope...
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  • Posted by Non_mooching_artist 11 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Exactly so. The taxpayers have to stop feeding the beast. Period. It has to start somewhere, and the saying the buck stops here, seems rather apropos.
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  • Posted by LetsShrug 11 years, 3 months ago
    This isn't the first time I've heard of a questionable topic being passed off as "only for comprehension". What is WRONG with these teachers?? It amazes me that they can retire at 50 will full pensions and benefits for life.. We are we letting THAT continue??
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  • Posted by Zenphamy 11 years, 3 months ago
    The teacher purchased the workbook herself, then used it in a 'comprehension' assignment. Apparently she's teaching outside the school's course material. If she's doing that with reading, what's she doing with General Science?
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  • Posted by j_IR1776wg 11 years, 3 months ago
    Non_mooching_artist have you thought of or tried to create illustrated materials aimed at the 5 to 10 year-old crowd telling the truth about climate change?
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  • Posted by richrobinson 11 years, 3 months ago
    For their next assignment:
    Lets pretend that 238 years after the birth of a great and free nation a tyrant comes along and wants to fundamentally change everything. He takes the rights and freedoms away the founders fought and died for. Please write an essay on how you would respond.
    Wonder if that would permitted???
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  • Posted by Rozar 11 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    To not hold the teachers responsible is the same as not holding a soldier responsible for "only following orders." No?
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  • Posted by LetsShrug 11 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Damned right I blame the teachers along with everybody else. Are you saying the teachers aren't playing a role in this? They're just doing what they're told so that removes any personal responsibility? And OUR money is being used to purchase this stuff. Who's the guiltiest man in the room? Our kids are being indoctrinated and WE'RE paying for it.
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  • Posted by rlewellen 11 years, 3 months ago in reply to this comment.
    It would be easy to blame the teachers if they wrote the text. The school system purchased the material.
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