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10. Where do you live?

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Sat Apr 27, 2013, 11:32 PM

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... [View all] CoffeeCat Apr 2013 OP

My son is also in 7th grade. MarianJack Apr 2013 #1

No, I can't believe it and I would be totally ticked off Samantha Apr 2013 #2

Oh, I believe it, all right. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2013 #3

That's what my husband said Peggy... CoffeeCat Apr 2013 #7

Yep, the corporatization of the public schools. iemitsu Apr 2013 #52

I.......er....... Skittles Apr 2013 #4

Yup - as always, Follow The Money. Marie Marie Apr 2013 #23

No, you're not overreacting, it IS inappropriate. elleng Apr 2013 #5

Easily, especially if you live in an agricultural state. Warpy Apr 2013 #6

A LARGE part of America doesn't realize it's propaganda -- gateley Apr 2013 #9

Most people don't even know laundry_queen Apr 2013 #34

You're talking about VNRs Tab Apr 2013 #100

The Engineering of Consent, Edward Bernays siligut Apr 2013 #142

Yes! I wonder burrowowl Apr 2013 #47

Here's where they've gone.. .. paleotn Apr 2013 #107

... CoffeeCat Apr 2013 #11

That's why parents need to keep an eye on what their kids are being taught Warpy Apr 2013 #14

Kudos to your amazing mother... CoffeeCat Apr 2013 #17

overreacting? NO!!! KT2000 Apr 2013 #8

Where do you live? gateley Apr 2013 #10

(nt) CoffeeCat Apr 2013 #13

Is Monsanto viewed favorably there? gateley Apr 2013 #18

I would say that anything associated with Big Ag... CoffeeCat Apr 2013 #20

So people there may really agree with what was in your gateley Apr 2013 #32

It is truly great that she has truedelphi Apr 2013 #78

Isn't Vilsak a big advocate of GMOs? southerncrone Apr 2013 #54

Sadly, to some folks here, home schooling is just plain wrong and evil The Straight Story Apr 2013 #12

You are so right, and well said... CoffeeCat Apr 2013 #15

And the reason we have that and will have it more in the future The Straight Story Apr 2013 #19

I don't think we have the feds running things as much as the corporate interests mountain grammy Apr 2013 #103

Letter to school committee? Copy to local paper? MADem Apr 2013 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #21

I believe that ultimately... CoffeeCat Apr 2013 #25

Propaganda in schools. Always been there, always will be there. Fight the power. NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #22

How about you make a scan of the homework and post it here? Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #24

The science on the cost-to-benefit ratio of GMOs is not nearly as sound as that on CC or evolution. antigone382 Apr 2013 #113

Other than no proof of cancer-causing, I don't agree with anything you posted. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #118

I am not the OP. I am also not presenting one-sided information as truth to middle schoolers. antigone382 Apr 2013 #119

You are demanding something from me you didn't deliver? Noted. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #125

I think the relative merit of our two discussion styles speaks for itself. antigone382 Apr 2013 #139

A link? It's a start. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #140

theres proof thats gmo food causes cancer, infertility socialsecurityisAAA Apr 2013 #123

Ok. Whatever you say. Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #124

Well actually it's what scientists have concluded socialsecurityisAAA Apr 2013 #129

Unfunded, unpublished, unverified. Science in the raw! Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #134

From the mouth of a monsanto representative socialsecurityisAAA Apr 2013 #141

You've got the proof? Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #143

I would be angry Robyn66 Apr 2013 #26

I suggest parents can teach the child, but don't expect teachers to go against prescribed curriculum We People Apr 2013 #75

That is too bad Robyn66 Apr 2013 #76

I agree, and that may still be possible in some pockets of some schools We People Apr 2013 #81

If you want to get the school a lot of negative attention for this ohheckyeah Apr 2013 #27

I totally agree with this BrotherIvan Apr 2013 #41

Extra Credit: Who owns any seeds your daughter's GM plants make??? reformist2 Apr 2013 #28

And who owns the seeds timdog44 Apr 2013 #95

Check out this link for a start: appal_jack Apr 2013 #29

Thanks for the link. Rodale's Organic Gardening and Farming magazine was my most useful subscription freshwest Apr 2013 #49

Wow.. They r running scared now. glowing Apr 2013 #30

I am so proud of you Coffeecat! We name school playing fields after corporations & now we let them KittyWampus Apr 2013 #31

Anyone remember requred reading SciFiRK Apr 2013 #33

In a thread about education, let's not have any misinformation. KitSileya Apr 2013 #57

I would have properly flipped out too.. with my face burning Cha Apr 2013 #35

Corporations are "educating" our children. :-( ReRe Apr 2013 #36

Holly shit!!!?! Sand Wind Apr 2013 #37

I guess we should just do away with the dwarf wheat then. eqfan592 Apr 2013 #38

No, dwarf wheat was a good research product that helped many people pediatricmedic Apr 2013 #43

as to that... druidity33 Apr 2013 #99

It's great that you're using this as a teaching opportunity. subterranean Apr 2013 #39

Corporate education -> Corporate citizenry blkmusclmachine Apr 2013 #40

Did you hear about the ads inserted into the state tests in New York? proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #42

really? i had no idea. I live in NY and my 8th grade daughter took those tests. I will have to ejpoeta Apr 2013 #63

I would love to do a blog post on this. ohheckyeah Apr 2013 #44

Dang. N/t boomer55 Apr 2013 #45

I doubt if that is a 7th grade science standard. roody Apr 2013 #46

I would prepare for some backlash if you decide to complain to the school about this Fumesucker Apr 2013 #48

Run for the school board! emsimon33 Apr 2013 #50

That is appalling. Zoeisright Apr 2013 #51

Who do you think funds much of the university research these days. southerncrone Apr 2013 #53

I'm a long time lurker but this thread finally promted me to join. THANK YOU for the heads up. MellowYellow Apr 2013 #55

Welcome to DU my friend! hrmjustin Apr 2013 #69

That's right slick! hootinholler Apr 2013 #91

Hell mick063 Apr 2013 #56

Yep. AverageJoe90 Apr 2013 #58

"All your young minds are belong to us." - UberCorp, Inc. (R) Berlum Apr 2013 #59

I am glad that I will be pushing up daises when the youth of today enjoyingyourpeasyet Apr 2013 #60

Are there benefits of GMO? elias7 Apr 2013 #61

Yes there are. alarimer Apr 2013 #96

Golden rice is an utterly useless product eridani Apr 2013 #114

Those rice varieties are not the great revolution they were made out to be. antigone382 Apr 2013 #116

Some paint with a broad brush Texano78704 Apr 2013 #122

Yup, tons of benefits. Ty Templeton Apr 2013 #97

maybe yes, maybe no... paleotn Apr 2013 #109

I'm sorry, but could you please provide a source for the "two or three times" production claim? antigone382 Apr 2013 #117

+1 Texano78704 Apr 2013 #121

You sound like a corporate representative socialsecurityisAAA Apr 2013 #132

Yes, we had this when I was in school. StrayKat Apr 2013 #62

What Does One Think The Charter School Movement Is All About - Money, Message, Control And Power cantbeserious Apr 2013 #64

Pioneer supplied the GMO and "non-GMO" seeds for the experiment? arcane1 Apr 2013 #65

Or simply bred or treated, and maybe "pre-infested" with pest eggs/spores JHB Apr 2013 #72

... CoffeeCat Apr 2013 #66

Black out the name of the school and teacher and post away. mnhtnbb Apr 2013 #68

Seconded! arcane1 Apr 2013 #73

It's up to you to set her straight. Also, look at it as an opportunity for her to Cleita Apr 2013 #67

it's better if slaves simply aren't literate at all datasuspect Apr 2013 #70

Discussion with the teacher and/or principal? moondust Apr 2013 #71

Regardless of how one feels about GMOs, drm604 Apr 2013 #74

Exactly! nt City Lights Apr 2013 #80

Well, if it's a science class, that's appropriate. jeff47 Apr 2013 #77

Wow. Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #82

Well, provide your proof. jeff47 Apr 2013 #93

Really? GM crops are wonderful and a miracle? That's science? Jim__ Apr 2013 #85

They're producing more per acre than non-GMO jeff47 Apr 2013 #94

GMOs have just officially been connected LeftyLucy22 Apr 2013 #90

No, the chemicals some GMOs were engineered to resist have. (nt) jeff47 Apr 2013 #92

Industry funded groups call this study biased socialsecurityisAAA Apr 2013 #130

Corporate propaganda isn't science either. Crunchy Frog Apr 2013 #111

Then it'd be pretty easy to disprove their hypotheses. jeff47 Apr 2013 #127

no it is not appropriate at all, there is no science at all proving GMOs are good farminator3000 Apr 2013 #120

You're complaining about a chemical, not a GMO. jeff47 Apr 2013 #126

A US Department of Agriculture report confirmed the poor yield performance of GM crops, saying, “GE farminator3000 Apr 2013 #144

Thanks for being a voice of reason. harmonicon Apr 2013 #128

This is not new, however. veganlush Apr 2013 #79

Bravo and huge kudos to you, CoffeeCat... love_katz Apr 2013 #83

This is what you get with Tax Cuts perdita9 Apr 2013 #84

IDIOCRACY highprincipleswork Apr 2013 #86

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2013 #87

That's easy to believe. LWolf Apr 2013 #88

Watch out for one in which she is asked to write about a 6,000 year old earth... VPStoltz Apr 2013 #89

That's just ridiculous. Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #98

I am saddened - can you say where this is happening ? mettamega Apr 2013 #101

Follow the money trail and see if the school is getting funding big $$$$ and this is part of the RKP5637 Apr 2013 #102

You need to bring this to the attention of the school. And the school BOARD. calimary Apr 2013 #104

She's so fortunate to have you as her parent RainDog Apr 2013 #105

I can believe anything that makes a profit for the 1%. n/t Sekhmets Daughter Apr 2013 #106

More and more I think airplaneman Apr 2013 #108

Molokai families have some stories she should hear. mahina Apr 2013 #110

DAMN TNNurse Apr 2013 #112

Always follow the money. DeSwiss Apr 2013 #115

That's absolutely DISGRACEFUL! nt Raine Apr 2013 #131

You are not overreacting DiverDave Apr 2013 #133

Any corporate influence (Big $) in public schools is unacceptable to me. OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #135

What I'd suggest is to find out the name of the teacher davidpdx Apr 2013 #136

Just another advantage of a Cradle-to-Grave Corporate State... Junkdrawer Apr 2013 #137

Overreacting RobinA Apr 2013 #138