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Diamond_Dog

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1. What kind of an education do kids get

Tue Nov 1, 2022, 09:57 AM

Nov 2022

When school boards are full of crazy MAGATs who ban books, micro manage what teachers can and cannot say, and cut things like civics classes/debate clubs/field trips…

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All the crazy MAGA QANON hate points to a failure of our public education [View all] vlyons Nov 2022 OP

What kind of an education do kids get Diamond_Dog Nov 2022 #1

It's all part of Rupert Murdoch's master plan to destroy public education. Initech Nov 2022 #7

Civics classes are not cut Genki Hikari Nov 2022 #40

The failure in public education was illustrated in a lecture that I attended many years ago. Chainfire Nov 2022 #2

Some here believe what they read on Twitter Kaleva Nov 2022 #12

If you can wrap something in confirmation of what someone wants to hear Sympthsical Nov 2022 #37

I don't think our public education is amazing, but I disagree ColinC Nov 2022 #3

I have a TV and a radio in my car vlyons Nov 2022 #4

All of these things are major factors of course ColinC Nov 2022 #13

Why is it that ... Xoan Nov 2022 #6

Because fake news may fit a preferred narrative ColinC Nov 2022 #10

Thankyou. We allow money in elections, and the media get rich on the big lies. lindysalsagal Nov 2022 #38

The media goes where the audience is Genki Hikari Nov 2022 #41

Unfortunately newspapers are few and far between ColinC Nov 2022 #47

No, there is something else going on Cartoonist Nov 2022 #5

This is a good example - the difference between you and your brother FakeNoose Nov 2022 #11

My question is why all of a sudden. Cartoonist Nov 2022 #25

A literate, educated and critically thinking populace is ... Whiskeytide Nov 2022 #8

Doesn't explain why seniors tend to vote Republican Kaleva Nov 2022 #9

The Seniors RobinA Nov 2022 #15

None of the seniors I know vote Republican. nt leftyladyfrommo Nov 2022 #21

Reminds me of the " Everyone I know voted for Carter" arguement back in 1980 Kaleva Nov 2022 #26

Anecdote isn't data. Genki Hikari Nov 2022 #42

It's a fact that the seniors I know are Democrats leftyladyfrommo Nov 2022 #50

There is no national curriculum. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2022 #14

They may not be national Genki Hikari Nov 2022 #43

It's one thing to teach them, but watching treestar Nov 2022 #16

It points to a failure of moronic parents who thought Civics classes were boring & demanded ... Hekate Nov 2022 #17

Civics is taught in school Genki Hikari Nov 2022 #44

In Texas, ISDs are funded thru property taxes, which are very high vlyons Nov 2022 #18

It is the result of the 60 year war against public education Zorro Nov 2022 #19

Alas the established Christian Church is based on blind faith vlyons Nov 2022 #22

Yeah--so much tolerance Genki Hikari Nov 2022 #45

So true Mysterian Nov 2022 #20

How long before they enable themseles to steal all your assets vlyons Nov 2022 #23

I was in school during '50s and '60s. It was different. leftyladyfrommo Nov 2022 #24

One didn't dare question what was taught by the teachers Kaleva Nov 2022 #28

We didn't dare question what our parents said, either. leftyladyfrommo Nov 2022 #29

Yes. I'd rather live today then go back to how it was. Kaleva Nov 2022 #30

I was in school during the 60s and 70s Genki Hikari Nov 2022 #49

Back in the day, teachers could use physical violence against students Kaleva Nov 2022 #27

Our teachers weren't physucally violent. leftyladyfrommo Nov 2022 #31

I had one teacher who'd grab us by the hair and lift us out of our seat. Kaleva Nov 2022 #33

Wow!. Most kids just didn't act up. leftyladyfrommo Nov 2022 #35

Had a teacher who used to tap her very long nails Genki Hikari Nov 2022 #51

Humans are mean. Period. KentuckyWoman Nov 2022 #32

I remember the older boys making us younger boys fight each other Kaleva Nov 2022 #34

There was some pretty bad stuff that went on after school. leftyladyfrommo Nov 2022 #36

Yes they do teach civics. Genki Hikari Nov 2022 #39

The issue isn't that it's not taught in school. Jedi Guy Nov 2022 #46

The AP kids aren't all that much better about retention Genki Hikari Nov 2022 #52

I suppose I should've clarified that my school experience was more than 20 years ago. Jedi Guy Nov 2022 #53

All of this "In my day" yap GenThePerservering Nov 2022 #48