tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391724559179617204.post7183560370791088981..comments2024-01-26T14:28:14.820-05:00Comments on dirt and rocks: I Am WorriedBrigindohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05499279435958916161noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391724559179617204.post-49795629623870220082010-05-15T16:11:42.076-04:002010-05-15T16:11:42.076-04:00The more independent learning and thinking, critic...The more independent learning and thinking, critical thinking, we can offer and teach our children, the less these things can impede.Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699674732274478502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391724559179617204.post-37188096210274144582010-05-14T18:49:52.717-04:002010-05-14T18:49:52.717-04:00I had no idea that women giving birth in prison ar...I had no idea that women giving birth in prison are shackled. I'm going to go back and read the article again and do some further study. Thank you for pointing that one out. <br /><br />As for history, I am a big believer in teaching facts, no matter how ugly the facts are. History is so important, and it worries me that many people do not read it or care about the past. I agree with you that facts can be presented in a way that is not hateful to any race, group, or class.Juliehttp://juliebuff.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391724559179617204.post-44052427215478686932010-05-14T06:55:41.495-04:002010-05-14T06:55:41.495-04:00... and before that it was Kansas and other states...... and before that it was Kansas and other states teaching creationism at the expense of science. Why can't our children just be taught, taught the facts, and taught how to think and to analyze? Why must public-funded and required education be used as a tool for disseminating propaganda? <br /><br />-- C's KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391724559179617204.post-34441975313540759612010-05-13T08:59:58.128-04:002010-05-13T08:59:58.128-04:00I recently read an article (New Yorker? I don'...I recently read an article (New Yorker? I don't remember) about the influence of the textbook industry in Texas. So yes, it's terrifying. But maybe publishing companies will have to change their model if the public in other states can succeed in expressing their outrage. Well, I hold a hope that that's one avenue we can take, anyway. <br /><br />This *is* really shocking stuff.Ianquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03268223727887685830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391724559179617204.post-27598410064752451932010-05-13T08:35:20.744-04:002010-05-13T08:35:20.744-04:00Dismal stuff all right. But good post and good rem...Dismal stuff all right. But good post and good reminder.blue milkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15341937205299573052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391724559179617204.post-4882569270810219132010-05-12T23:40:30.897-04:002010-05-12T23:40:30.897-04:00What worries me more is that as the USA goes, the ...What worries me more is that as the USA goes, the world goes...where are we heading?ScientistMotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540317551396323613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1391724559179617204.post-45553630225685269482010-05-12T22:41:26.784-04:002010-05-12T22:41:26.784-04:00Reading this, you make me worried, too. I already ...Reading this, you make me worried, too. I already am so disheartened at the so-called educational system that pretends to teach "critical thinking" skills, when what it really does is mold students to follow "formula" thinking in order to pass idiosyncratic standardized tests. I'd hoped bringing Barack Obama into office would tend to halt backward thinking, but Texas and Arizona's decisions are proving me wrong.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588164536314320479noreply@blogger.com