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75. I suggest parents can teach the child, but don't expect teachers to go against prescribed curriculum

Sun Apr 28, 2013, 12:11 PM

Apr 2013

Teachers today are in a precarious position and can now be fired for the flimsiest of reasons. More and more they are required to teach a pre-fab, prescribed curriculum that suits the agenda of the corporate takeover of school systems nationwide. "Product placement" (i.e., product advertising) is already showing up in the standardized tests, the student scores on which can make or break a teacher's entire career.

Teachers today don't really have the autonomy in the classroom that they used to. They are entirely at the whim of those evaluating them because those earning decent, liveable salaries are scheduled by many districts to be replaced by compliant, younger, part-time, and/or lower-salaried counterparts. A teacher who deviates from prescribed curriculum could even be terminated for insubordination. If this isn't happening in your school district as yet, it will be.

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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