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seabeyond

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44. seeing how my kids have gone thru the texas education program in a very red environment, i will say,

Sun Jul 22, 2012, 01:21 PM

Jul 2012

i am THRILLED with the hands down, majority of teachers that dont bring their beliefs into the classroom and expect, demand, open thought and discussion in these classes.

i have yet to address one teacher in trying to brainwash my boys into their beliefs. they are different thinkers than the strong majority in this area, and their diverse thought has always been embraced and respected in all their classes. teachers have even let me know, regularly, how they appreciate my children speaking up. a few teachers have even discussed parenting with me, because they have little ones and they want their kids to be as opinion and into critical thinking.

so, though i continue to hear these stories come out of the texas board of education, where it matters, with our children, i am not seeing anything implemented.

* this was a post i made in good reads, addressing this issue

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