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politicat

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18. Thanks for the link.

Fri Oct 3, 2014, 02:29 PM

Oct 2014

I've been dealing with school board fights since I was fifteen (so 23 years now) and I'm thinking about taking next summer off to build a research paper on the commonalities of these fights. (they really do have a predictable pattern.) The more data, the better.

And yes, I agree with your colleague. Not only would a sixth grade curriculum change have gone unnoticed, it would have accomplished the goal better*. 12 year olds are much more credulous than 17 year olds, and at the cognitive stage where respect for authority finds fertile space in their minds. 17 is pushing into independence and reliance on self.

But I'm glad this board is cartoonishly stupid and thoughtless. If they were clever, this would be a much harder battle.

*Not that I want them accomplishing their goal. Respect for authority and patriotism is just dressing up any totalitarian youth group in new uniforms.

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Jeffco School Protests: Context and Context [View all] politicat Sep 2014 OP

More power to them and I hope they are successful! meadowlark5 Sep 2014 #1

Last year's election had a strategic flaw: Amendment 66. politicat Sep 2014 #5

I'm assuming, as happened here in Dougco, there was a lot of outside money. meadowlark5 Sep 2014 #8

Oh, yes. That AstroTurf Jeffco Students First Action was almost certainly Koch money. politicat Sep 2014 #9

I'm still trying to find out what came down onto the principals to make them bolt meadowlark5 Sep 2014 #10

Not me, I'm in Boulder Valley. That's why I don't mind talking about it. politicat Sep 2014 #11

I wish we could have moved to Boulder school district meadowlark5 Sep 2014 #13

Lville, Lfayette, Superior are not too bad on price if you don't mind older. politicat Sep 2014 #14

I'm quite proud to say that my grandson, who goes to Columbine, Blue_In_AK Sep 2014 #2

Good on your grandson! politicat Sep 2014 #6

Thanks for an excellent report and background of what's happening in Jefferson County locks Sep 2014 #3

Excellent post! It deserves an award. tech3149 Sep 2014 #4

Thanks! politicat Sep 2014 #7

k and r and thank you for posting this. niyad Sep 2014 #12

Thanks for writing this great article! kaiden Oct 2014 #15

Thank - glad you found it helpful! politicat Oct 2014 #16

I work with an attorney who used to be a teacher and whose wife currently teaches. kaiden Oct 2014 #17

Thanks for the link. politicat Oct 2014 #18