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seabeyond

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5. how many years is this? now, next year can we avoid the... everyone in texas want to make their

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Nov 22, 2013, 08:23 PM

Nov 2013

kids stupid, bullshit? every year people start threads running around with hair on fire that texas is doing this and that with the books. every year it is voted down. every year people are saying this is what our kids are learning in school. and every year i have to call bullshit.

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Texas creationists lose! [View all] Archae Nov 2013 OP

Texas Freedom Network is a worthy group to support. northoftheborder Nov 2013 #1

This group has been doing a great job Gothmog Nov 2013 #3

They ought to change their name! Lucky Luciano Nov 2013 #4

Absolutely! TxDemChem Nov 2013 #6

Yeah, we have to support them down here. Lobo27 Nov 2013 #9

Happy BlueJazz Nov 2013 #2

how many years is this? now, next year can we avoid the... everyone in texas want to make their seabeyond Nov 2013 #5

Texas and California drive the textbook market... cynatnite Nov 2013 #12

i was concerned the first year. handedly slapped down. i watched my boys go thru tx seabeyond Nov 2013 #13

Uh, as long as this shit keeps coming up. Warren DeMontague Nov 2013 #25

uhhhh. ya, cause warren, in all my years i have totally fuckin embraced dummying down our kids. seabeyond Nov 2013 #26

Huh? Warren DeMontague Nov 2013 #27

Perfect. K&R NealK Nov 2013 #7

Now our children is learning. MyNameGoesHere Nov 2013 #8

Just to balance that out, cloudbase Nov 2013 #10

True. Get upper math and science out of the curriculum then you get the post secondary educators DhhD Nov 2013 #19

Our last state school board chairman was convinced the earth is 6,000 yrs old Major Nikon Nov 2013 #11

Texas may have realized that the unscientific are a losing proposition... citizen blues Nov 2013 #14

Thanks, Archae, for this fabulous news! ReRe Nov 2013 #15

The Buybull beaters NEVER give up trying to replace Science with the Buybull. We must be vigilant! blkmusclmachine Nov 2013 #16

Of course. It wasn't a question. Igel Nov 2013 #17

4 x 4. i do not like it. i have always been on academic side. but i really do not like the 4 x 4. seabeyond Nov 2013 #18

"Texas creationists lose" CFLDem Nov 2013 #20

Kick for Reality!! Cha Nov 2013 #21

Thank Science! mountain grammy Nov 2013 #22

Heeee Fucking Hawwww ! RagAss Nov 2013 #23

k&r. hrmjustin Nov 2013 #24

It's evolution baby!!!! Initech Nov 2013 #28