The latest stupity that is coming down the pike in Missouri

[MadHound]

It used to be that sane and intelligent Missourians were grateful for Kansas. Despite the heated sports rivalry, despite the jokes, deep in our hearts Missourians were grateful for Kansas, for the simple fact that compared to the crazy shit going on in Kansas, Missouri looked pretty normal.

No more, tomorrow Missourians are set to vote on Amendment 2, a proposed Constitutional amendment also known as the "Right to Pray" amendment. Not only does this amendment reaffirm students' right to pray at school, but it will also give students the right to refuse to learn lessons that offend their religious sensibilities. That's right, if a student doesn't like learning about evolution, science, or frankly any lesson, they can claim religious exemption. Here is more on the amendment, if you care to find out.

What this means is endless lawsuits, endless parental interference in the classroom, endless students dreaming up ways to get out of studying, and the simple fact that Missouri students are now going to rank even lower than ever in their education. This is going to make my job, and the job of all teachers in this state that much harder.

Worse yet, Missouri is going to pass Kansas on the religious idiocy level.

I grieve for my state.

[NYC_SKP]

1. I don't want to learn about Algebra.

It offends my religion, plus I get shitty grades in math and my parents want me to get into college.

[RKP5637]

8. Science and math offend my religion, god created the universe, what else

is there to know. God bless America, that's all we need. We know we are #1 in heaven.

[NYC_SKP]

14. #1 in heaven AND on Earth (exceptionalism)

You said it, RKP!

[Bandit]

11. We learned Algebra from the Muslims so it can't be good.. Devil Math is what it is..

America the (used to be) Great.

[RKP5637]

12. America = world leader. What a joke that is becoming. America will be a

world leader by bombing the rest of earth away.

[Liberal_in_LA]

23. I could have skipped certain PE courses..like Volley Ball

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. So if you want to get out of taking algebra

you can just say you don't believe in it, or your religion forbids you to solve for x?

[dsc]

4. actually math does directly contradict the Bible

The Bible sets pi as 3 instead of the irrational number it is. I don't recall the exact place but a circular part of a temple is described as having a circumference of 21 cubits and a diameter of 7 cubits which would make pi 3.

[tblue]

27. That proves it! Math is Evil.

I always thought Geometry was torture, who knew it was the Devil's doing?

[RebelOne]

5. Well, I do not believe in algebra,

and I have done well in my 73 years without it.

[canuckledragger]

18. not speaking as an expert but...

you could call a lot of programming language an 'adapted' form of algebra...

wouldn't be using a computer today without it!

[RKP5637]

21. Yep, Boolean Algebra is being used! n/t

[spanone]

3. i grieve for our country. the stupid has taken over.

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. And you know it will likely pass

Idiots.

[MissMarple]

7. I guess that's it for the science teachers.

Missouri's going back to the era of superstition and ignorance.

[RKP5637]

9. "The Stupid" in this country keeps growing and growing. US, United Stupidity! n/t

[Solly Mack]

10. Damn.

[bongbong]

13. repigs hate education

KKKarl Rove even admitted in an interview that as you get more educated, you will more likely vote Democratic.

[RKP5637]

15. Some days I think regionalization of the country might not be a bad idea. n/t

[dballance]

16. So are they going to adjust all those standardized tests to accommodate this?

Should be interesting to see how tests that so many RW corporations are making bank off of might be affected. Does MO have any state-wide standards students are supposed to achieve before they can graduate? The RW corporations pushed all that testing and the standards so they could make millions and millions off the testing and scoring.

Will students actually be able to opt out of enough of the curriculum to impact the profits of the testing companies? School districts won't want to keep using all those tests if the tests start to show they're cranking out ignorant graduates. So then there will be requests for waivers to stop the testing I'd think.

Seems like a lose-lose. Students lose because they graduate ignorant of important lessons and the for-profit "education" corporations lose revenue.

[nichomachus]

17. What this country needs more than prayer in school

Is 10 minutes of science before every church service.

[MuseRider]

19. 2 words,

THANK YOU!

*sorry, it is lonely at the bottom of the sanity pile. I know we have been there forEVER! This does go us one better, not one I have heard come up here but just wait, it will come here next year. Who is going to stop it? Our 36 Democrats? LOL, no they would never stand in the way of their overlords. *sigh*

[Downwinder]

20. Will that mean an atheist can refuse to take

any classes about religion?

[newportdadde]

22. As a Missouri resident this 'Amendment' seems to just be there to bring out the wackos.

It is the same reason they brought forth the Same Sex Marriage amendment a few years ago. They always bring up this trash to drive up voter count for Republicans. So sick of it.

[Odin2005]

24. This is what happens when criticizing religion is made taboo.

Yes, that INCLUDES the beliefs of "Liberal Christians".

[cbdo2007]

25. Hmmmmm, is them moving closer and closer to Idiocracy a bad thing???

This will only make them more and more stupid. Should we stop them from their stupidity or let them render themselves irrelevant?

[rurallib]

26. please tell us how this comes out

if anyone there can count the ballots that is