Way to go Oregon! Censoring thought and critique

[OSUBlazerfan]

Oregon school board bans books that question climate change

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/may/20/oregon-school-board-bans-books-that-question-clima/

The Portland Public Schools board unanimously approved a resolution this week that bans textbooks and other teaching materials that deny climate change exists or cast doubt on whether humans are to blame.

The resolution, introduced by school board member Mike Rosen, also directs the superintendent and staff to develop a plan for offering “curriculum and educational opportunities that address climate change and climate justice” in all Portland public schools, the Portland Tribunereported.

“It is unacceptable that we have textbooks in our schools that spread doubt about the human causes and urgency of the crisis,” Lincoln High School student Gaby Lemieux said during board testimony Tuesday. “Climate education is not a niche or a specialization, it is the minimum requirement for my generation to be successful in our changing world.”

 

[Denny Crane]

Elect your own like-minded people to the school board. It's an elected position.

 

[MarAzul]

Oregon school board bans books that question climate change

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/may/20/oregon-school-board-bans-books-that-question-clima/

Wow! Just wow!

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Wow! Just wow!

I often feel that way when I read or hear about the editorialized information that is propagated throughout my daughter's middle school. It's amazing how biased "public education" has become. It is a constant struggle to provide the counter perspective--not for the purpose of molding opinion, but just to ensure that both sides are understood.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

I often feel that way when I read or hear about the editorialized information that is propagated throughout my daughter's middle school. It's amazing how biased "public education" has become. It is a constant struggle to provide the counter perspective--not for the purpose of molding opinion, but just to ensure that both sides are understood.

I mean, it makes perfect sense from a brainwashing perspective. Silence a sides views to the youth and said view will disappear. There will always be a counter-culture but they will be viewed as the scourge of humanity because their masters, I mean educators told them so.

 

[barfo]

It's a constant stuggle, but you have to keep at it.

Just this week, I think I spent about 2 hours explaining to my kids how they should keep an open mind and not assume that the earth is unflat, no matter what they may hear in school.

barfo

 

[rasheedfan2005]

I remember being very liberal graduating highschool. Then i got to the real world and quickly became more conservative. I had to teach myself to critically think because liberal public school is all about spoon feeding students and padding test scores for grant money.

 

[dviss1]

When we went to school was it accepted science that there were 9 planets in our solar system?

Unless proven otherwise, would we have any textbooks in our schools that stated anything to the contrary?

Now look at lil' ol' Pluto... Downgraded to planet-OID... Now our textbooks reflect this.

Face it climate change deniers.

It's accepted science.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

And some places they are trying to ban teaching about evolution. The hammer swings both ways.

Like Denny stated, vote the bums out of office.

 

[MarAzul]

It's accepted science.

No it's not. While the climate is changing, what to do about it, if anything, is the debate.

 

[ripcityboy]

I believe in climate change but I am not surprised we are banning books. That is very American.

 

[Denny Crane]

 

[theprunetang]

It is important to teach kids truth and not hogwash. I know most people wouldn't care for their tax dollars being spent teaching children in a biology class that some people think elephants don't exist. It's a scientific fact that they do indeed exist. Why teach kids that some people don't think climate change is a real thing? Waste of time and money. Let's teach kids about trolls and ghouls, you know, to keep an open mind.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

I mean, i guess they should teach them about real life issues.

But if we are ranking things they should teach, its how to properly deal with money in the real world. Too many people are idiots and dont understand the value of the $. Thats more important imo as of today.

 

[barfo]

Let's teach kids about trolls and ghouls, you know, to keep an open mind.

Oh, I think the kids already see Trump and Cruz plenty on TV.

barfo

 

[theprunetang]

Oh, I think the kids already see Trump and Cruz plenty on TV.

barfo

Bazinga!

 

[DaLincolnJones]

Elect your own like-minded people to the school board. It's an elected position.

I actually believe that it is deeper than that. It has become a self sustaining industry involving public unions, politicians and those that ride the gravy train.

 

[MarAzul]

I actually believe that it is deeper than that. It has become a self sustaining industry involving public unions, politicians and those that ride the gravy train.

The word. ^^^

 

[DaLincolnJones]

The word. ^^^

Thanks MarAzul, from you that means a lot.

 

[oldfisherman]

Homeschooling is increasing rapidly across the nation.

 

[barfo]

Homeschooling is increasing rapidly across the nation.

Yep. Because if there is one thing children shouldn't be exposed to, it's people that think differently than their parents.

barfo

 

[HailBlazers]

Yep. Because if there is one thing children shouldn't be exposed to, it's people that think differently than their parents.

barfo

If there is one thing children should be exposed to it is critical thinking. Taking away debate is contrary to that.

 

[barfo]

If there is one thing children should be exposed to it is critical thinking. Taking away debate is contrary to that.

True, although there is no shortage of things to debate. One doesn't really need to pretend everything is unknown in order to promote critical thinking.

Ok, kids, time for math! Now, some people say 2+2 is 9. Some people say 2+2 is 347. Some people think it is 4, but it's important to know that not everyone agrees with that. What's your answer? Don't worry, everyone's answer is right!

barfo

 

[HailBlazers]

True, although there is no shortage of things to debate. One doesn't really need to pretend everything is unknown in order to promote critical thinking.

Ok, kids, time for math! Now, some people say 2+2 is 9. Some people say 2+2 is 347. Some people think it is 4, but it's important to know that not everyone agrees with that. What's your answer? Don't worry, everyone's answer is right!

barfo

Math and Science are not synonymous. Nice try.

 

[jlprk]

I remember being very liberal graduating highschool. Then i got to the real world and quickly became more conservative. I had to teach myself to critically think because liberal public school is all about spoon feeding students and padding test scores for grant money.

Yeah, all that school indoctrination about don't use drugs, be patriotic, back up America in wars, and worship the flag, veterans, and police, makes us into liberals.

 

[barfo]

Math and Science are not synonymous. Nice try.

I didn't say they were synonymous. Nice try.

Ok, you need a science example, fine.

Ok kids, time for Chemistry! Here is a large hunk of sodium. Some people think there will be a highly exothermic reaction if I throw it into that sink full of water. Some people say that it will turn the water into buffalo cum. It's important to know that people disagree!

There, now you can say "Chemistry and Climate science are not synonymous. Nice try."

barfo

 

[rasheedfan2005]

Remember growing up being told to conserve water because there wasnt enough on the planet? Now liberals are scared theres going to be too much yet californians still cant water their lawns.

 

[Denny Crane]

Yep. Because if there is one thing children shouldn't be exposed to, it's people that think differently than their parents.

barfo

 

[MarAzul]

Yep. Because if there is one thing children shouldn't be exposed to, it's people that think differently than their parents.

barfo

Careful barf! That is almost exactly what Benito Mussolini said when he hired Maria Montessori to head up the school system. Make the children as different from their fathers as possible. An icon of American Progressivism thought that was spot on, he is credited with this one;
" "The purpose of a university should be to make a son as unlike his father as possible".
http://progressingamerica.blogspot.com/2012/05/progressivism-purpose-of-colleges-it-to.html

The founder of National Socialism and the Progressive leadership think very much the same. Loathing of the Constitution seems to be the top goal
in this country.

Barfo

 

[barfo]

Careful barf! That is almost exactly what Benito Mussolini said when he hired Maria Montessori to head up the school system. Make the children as different from their fathers as possible. An icon of American Progressivism thought that was spot on, he is credited with this one;
" "The purpose of a university should be to make a son as unlike his father as possible".
http://progressingamerica.blogspot.com/2012/05/progressivism-purpose-of-colleges-it-to.html

The founder of National Socialism and the Progressive leadership think very much the same. Loathing of the Constitution seems to be the top goal
in this country.

Barfo

Ok... first of all, your boy Trump is a Mussolini fan:

Trump posted the tweet early Sunday morning from @ilduce2016: “It is better to live one day as a lion than 100 years as a sheep.”

Second, your link says Woodrow Wilson's quote was from 1909, well before Mussolini met Montessori - so if anything Mussolini was quoting Wilson, not the other way around.

barfo