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Revisionist history and Texas' proposed textbooks
Siren.Mosin
By Siren.Mosin 2014-09-12 10:59:59
what do kids watch these days?
bubble guppies, yo.
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By volkom 2014-09-12 11:03:51
Cartoon Network needs to get rid of the crap they show now.
And take all the shows on boomerang and put it back on the main CN channel.
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Caitsith.Zahrah
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By Caitsith.Zahrah 2014-09-12 11:09:09
Trying to remember high school. Dammit why was it so long ago. ._.;
Sticking with the * for electives, my non-science/math classes:
English 1-4 Regular/Honors (not enough people for AP my senior year)
- World Cultures
- American History through the Civil War
- Jr. Social Studies (modern American history + culture exploration)
- Sr. Social Studies (government and civics, poltics)
- "Geo"* (sort of a broad humanities course, lots of personal exploration of beliefs, really neat class)
- English 9-12 (Regular/Honors; not enough people for AP)
- Foreign Languages 1-3, 4* (Spanish, German, French offered)
- Literature Exploration* (I forget what it was called, but this was the gist)
- Journalism*
- Theater*
- General art classes*
- Band*/Orchestra*/Choir*
- AP Economics* (only AP offered)
At my high school iirc~
-English 9-12(Regular/AP)
-Math 9-12(Regular/AP:calc.1/statistics)
-History (world geography/world history/US history/govt/economics with AP courses)
-Science 9-12(bio/chem/physics with AP. also had like low intro courses to medicine)
-Foreign languages 1-3, 4* (french,german,spanish)
-journalism
-theater
-general art and multimedia
-computer science
-internetworking
-CAD
-welding/trade skill courses
-misc electives like hotel&business management, communication, broadcasting, culinary.
-athletics&gym
@Ms.Z
in highschool TAKS
before that was like TAAS? or w/e iono the order of them any more. always got commendable or w/e score
She whole shebang for mine...
Social Studies
Geography (Regulars/Honors/Pre-AP)
World History (Regulars/Honors/Pre-AP)
US History (Regulars/Honors/AP)
Government (Regulars/Honors/AP(Half semester))
Economics (Regulars/Honors/AP(Half semester))
*Psychology
*Sociology
*European History (AP)
Mathematics
Pre-Algebra (Regulars/Honors/Pre-AP)
Geometry (Regulars/Honors/Pre-AP)
Algebra (Regulars/Honors/AP)
*Trigonometry (Honors/AP)
*Calculus I./II. (AP)
*Statistics (AP)
Science
Integrated Physics and Chemistry (Regulars/Honors/Pre-AP)
Biology (Regulars/Honors/Pre-AP)
Chemistry
*Anatomy and Physiology (AP)
*Biology (AP)
*Physics (AP)
English
English I (Regulars/Honors/Pre-AP)
English II (Regulars/Honors/Pre-AP)
American Literature (Regulars/Honors/AP)
British Literature (Regulars/Honors/AP)
Foreign Language
French (Regulars)
Spanish (Regulars)
* Other Electives*
Journalism
Web Design (Introduced my Junior Year)
Computer Science (Introduced my Junior Year)
Theater (I.-IV.)
Art I. (Regular (Didn't have a great retention rate, because my Art teacher was deemed a "***" by some, even though she could care less about the students who were just fulfilling their Fine Art credit. I liked her though.))
Art II. Sculpture and Design (Honors)
Art III. Studio Art (Pre-AP)
Art IV. Studio Art (AP)
Art History (AP)
Home Economics
Interior Design
AV
Athletics
Band
Gym
Cheerleading
Drill Team
(*)Electives
I think I remembered them all. Graduating class was a smidge over 150, I think Volk went to a bigger school.
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By volkom 2014-09-12 11:12:23
Trying to remember high school. Dammit why was it so long ago. ._.;
Sticking with the * for electives, my non-science/math classes:
English 1-4 Regular/Honors (not enough people for AP my senior year)
- World Cultures
- American History through the Civil War
- Jr. Social Studies (modern American history + culture exploration)
- Sr. Social Studies (government and civics, poltics)
- "Geo"* (sort of a broad humanities course, lots of personal exploration of beliefs, really neat class)
- English 9-12 (Regular/Honors; not enough people for AP)
- Foreign Languages 1-3, 4* (Spanish, German, French offered)
- Literature Exploration* (I forget what it was called, but this was the gist)
- Journalism*
- Theater*
- General art classes*
- Band*/Orchestra*/Choir*
- AP Economics* (only AP offered)
At my high school iirc~
-English 9-12(Regular/AP)
-Math 9-12(Regular/AP:calc.1/statistics)
-History (world geography/world history/US history/govt/economics with AP courses)
-Science 9-12(bio/chem/physics with AP. also had like low intro courses to medicine)
-Foreign languages 1-3, 4* (french,german,spanish)
-journalism
-theater
-general art and multimedia
-computer science
-internetworking
-CAD
-welding/trade skill courses
-misc electives like hotel&business management, communication, broadcasting, culinary.
-athletics&gym
@Ms.Z
in highschool TAKS
before that was like TAAS? or w/e iono the order of them any more. always got commendable or w/e score
She whole shebang for mine...
Social Studies
Geography (Regulars/Honors/Pre-AP)
World History (Regulars/Honors/Pre-AP)
US History (Regulars/Honors/AP)
Government (Regulars/Honors/AP(Half semester))
Economics (Regulars/Honors/AP(Half semester))
*Psychology
*Sociology
*European History (AP)
Mathematics
Pre-Algebra (Regulars/Honors/Pre-AP)
Geometry (Regulars/Honors/Pre-AP)
Algebra (Regulars/Honors/AP)
*Trigonometry (Honors/AP)
*Calculus I./II. (AP)
*Statistics (AP)
Science
Integrated Physics and Chemistry (Regulars/Honors/Pre-AP)
Biology (Regulars/Honors/Pre-AP)
Chemistry
*Anatomy and Physiology (AP)
*Biology (AP)
*Physics (AP)
English
English I (Regulars/Honors/Pre-AP)
English II (Regulars/Honors/Pre-AP)
American Literature (Regulars/Honors/AP)
British Literature (Regulars/Honors/AP)
Foreign Language
French (Regulars)
Spanish (Regulars)
* Other Electives*
Journalism
Web Design (Introduced my Junior Year)
Computer Science (Introduced my Junior Year)
Theater (I.-IV.)
Art I. (Regular (Didn't have a great retention rate, because my Art teacher was deemed a "***" by some, even though she could care less about the students who were just fulfilling their Fine Art credit. I liked her though.))
Art II. Sculpture and Design (Honors)
Art III. Studio Art (Pre-AP)
Art IV. Studio Art (AP)
Art History (AP)
Home Economics
Interior Design
Athletics
Band
Gym
Cheerleading
Drill Team
(*)Electives
I think I remembered them all. Graduating class was a smidge over 150, I think Volk went to a bigger school.
I don't wanna list out all courses they offered. I think i may have the catalog at home somewhere...
I know that one year it was massively crowded. Had like 2700 students because of hurricane katrina. Think my class was 820~but only like 680 graduated. I honestly don't remember, but I did go to one of the bigger schools in the district
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Bismarck.Ramyrez
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By Bismarck.Ramyrez 2014-09-12 11:18:05
I graduated with 92 other people.
Entire school was under 400.
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Caitsith.Zahrah
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By Caitsith.Zahrah 2014-09-12 11:36:15
I know that one year it was massively crowded. Had like 2700 students because of hurricane katrina. Think my class was 820~but only like 680 graduated. I honestly don't remember, but I did go to one of the bigger schools in the district
That's still a lot of competition for the TOP TEN PERCENT THUNDERDOME!!! LOL!
"What's you're rank/GPA?"
"What's yours?"
"WHAT?!? I'M GOING TO THE COUNSELOR RIGHT NOW TO WEIGH THIS ***!"
They really need to day away with the Ten Percent Rule. Grades are nothing but a competition. :/
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Bahamut.Kara
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By Bahamut.Kara 2014-09-12 11:39:18
I graduated with 92 other people.
Entire school was under 400. Hmm.
My high school had over 4,000 and my graduating class was like 930~.
Second largest high school in the state
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Caitsith.Zahrah
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By Caitsith.Zahrah 2014-09-12 11:49:37
Was it the only Magnet school available in the district?
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Bahamut.Kara
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By Bahamut.Kara 2014-09-12 11:58:45
Was it the only Magnet school available in the district? Ah no, we had a lot in the district at the time (not sure how it is now)
Two at my school and at least one at every other high school.
From what I remember:
2 IB programs
Vet program
Hospital/pre-med
Pre-law
Visual and Performing arts (at my school)
Center for International studies (one I was in)
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By Leviathan.Chaosx 2014-09-12 12:26:06
By Jetackuu 2014-09-12 12:55:01
eh, probably perpetrated by a left leaning group who wishes to portray Columbus as a rapist of Indians, thanksgiving as meat murder, and Christmas as a celebration of "winter solstice".
The textbook bias runs both ways, considering the education sector is full of liberals anyways, I wouldn't be surprised if this was mostly smoke and mirrors.
Thanksgiving as meat murder is laughable, but historical facts are historical facts.
Columbus was a rapist (child rapist, at that), and Christmas is situated where it is to piggy back it upon traditions older than Christianity. To reduce the significance of Columbus to a rapist and pillager of the Indians, or Christmas to its mere coincidence with the winter solstice, is what I'm talking about. But whatever lets just ***all over traditional aspects of our education system. I'm sure it won't rot the culture a bit more. Hey it needed shitting on anyways amirite? This is what one calls willfully ignorant people, or willfully delusional, not sure whixh.
Culture and traditions are ***when compared to facts when it comes to education.
As for "christmas" there's no "mere coincidence" they literally stole other holidays and stories to get more followers...
By Jetackuu 2014-09-12 12:55:51
Great job Columbus, you got lost and rediscovered an inhabited island, celebrate! ftfy
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By Jetackuu 2014-09-12 13:01:02
You guys really need to reign in some of the people representing your state nationally. I mean it's not like the last president from there didn't bankrupt a surplus nation, start down a path of destroying the bill of rights, or just make a total fool of himself on a global scale. I'll give credit where credit is due though: dodging the shoes and smiling about it was pretty *** cool.
(In that regard, we should start to criticize where Obama is from, but there's still a whole bunch of people who don't agree on where that is now isn't there? But seriously: ewww Chicago).
By Jetackuu 2014-09-12 13:03:34
I think my mom always referred to herself as 'The Homemaker' when asked what she does.
Even that's better to me.
It implies that while you may be at home all day, you're doing something. Home upkeep, errands and chores that need done, cooking/cleaning, taking care of children, maybe even some yardwork and the like.
"Stay-at-home-mom" to me implies someone hanging out in yoga pants all day and playing peek-a-boo, watching (what do kids watch these days? Teletubbies? Dora?), and then watching Maury while you make the kids take a nap.
Mickey Mouse clubhouse, little einsteins, etc.
By volkom 2014-09-12 13:29:28
You guys really need to reign in some of the people representing your state nationally. I mean it's not like the last president from there didn't bankrupt a surplus nation, start down a path of destroying the bill of rights, or just make a total fool of himself on a global scale. I'll give credit where credit is due though: dodging the shoes and smiling about it was pretty *** cool.
(In that regard, we should start to criticize where Obama is from, but there's still a whole bunch of people who don't agree on where that is now isn't there? But seriously: ewww Chicago). Main reason why obama isn't criticized more is probably because he's black and the first black president of the country. However that shouldn't excuse the fact that under his administration to date so far there hasn't been much improvement domestically and internationally
By Jetackuu 2014-09-12 13:30:57
You guys really need to reign in some of the people representing your state nationally. I mean it's not like the last president from there didn't bankrupt a surplus nation, start down a path of destroying the bill of rights, or just make a total fool of himself on a global scale. I'll give credit where credit is due though: dodging the shoes and smiling about it was pretty *** cool.
(In that regard, we should start to criticize where Obama is from, but there's still a whole bunch of people who don't agree on where that is now isn't there? But seriously: ewww Chicago). Main reason why obama isn't criticized more is probably because he's black and the first black president of the country. However that shouldn't excuse the fact that under his administration to date so far there hasn't been much improvement domestically and internationally
We could sit here and argue the semantics of both of those points, but I prefer to agree that he's not doing an amazing job. I still find him and Bush both to be traitors for signing and resigning the patriot act though.
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Caitsith.Zahrah
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By Caitsith.Zahrah 2014-09-12 13:32:06
Was it the only Magnet school available in the district? Ah no, we had a lot in the district at the time (not sure how it is now)
Two at my school and at least one at every other high school.
From what I remember:
2 IB programs
Vet program
Hospital/pre-med
Pre-law
Visual and Performing arts (at my school)
Center for International studies (one I was in)
Reading all of this, I recall when they started allowing district transfers contingent on familial income in the mid or late 1990s in an effort to make white-flight schools more heterogeneous (which is good for exposure). They probably should have offered the same for those who were in smaller suburbs for Magnet schools if the student qualified. Being able to expand on your specific area of interest could probably curb the Ten Percent academic and extracurricular achievement bloodsport also.
Competition among twenty to thirty over-achieving gals around Junior year...

Boo! No portraits of Lucrezia doling out poison.
The Ten Percent Rule was originally a form of Affirmative Action, if I remember correctly.
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Bahamut.Milamber
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By Bahamut.Milamber 2014-09-12 13:35:24
Competition among twenty to thirty over-achieving gals around Junior year...
 I am interested in your ideas, and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
Bismarck.Ramyrez
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By Bismarck.Ramyrez 2014-09-12 13:37:15
You guys really need to reign in some of the people representing your state nationally. I mean it's not like the last president from there didn't bankrupt a surplus nation, start down a path of destroying the bill of rights, or just make a total fool of himself on a global scale. I'll give credit where credit is due though: dodging the shoes and smiling about it was pretty *** cool.
(In that regard, we should start to criticize where Obama is from, but there's still a whole bunch of people who don't agree on where that is now isn't there? But seriously: ewww Chicago). Main reason why obama isn't criticized more is probably because he's black and the first black president of the country. However that shouldn't excuse the fact that under his administration to date so far there hasn't been much improvement domestically and internationally
I'm not his biggest fan, but he's also had an extremely idealogic-party-lines Republican senate digging in their heels and being absolute ***, shooting down everything he tries to do just because he's the one suggesting it. Yes. They were right (in my opinion) to oppose some of those things. But the thing is, I'm not sure they even did it because it was the right thing to do or not; they just want to be seen as contrary.
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By volkom 2014-09-12 13:37:57
You guys really need to reign in some of the people representing your state nationally. I mean it's not like the last president from there didn't bankrupt a surplus nation, start down a path of destroying the bill of rights, or just make a total fool of himself on a global scale. I'll give credit where credit is due though: dodging the shoes and smiling about it was pretty *** cool.
(In that regard, we should start to criticize where Obama is from, but there's still a whole bunch of people who don't agree on where that is now isn't there? But seriously: ewww Chicago). Main reason why obama isn't criticized more is probably because he's black and the first black president of the country. However that shouldn't excuse the fact that under his administration to date so far there hasn't been much improvement domestically and internationally
We could sit here and argue the semantics of both of those points, but I prefer to agree that he's not doing an amazing job. I still find him and Bush both to be traitors for signing and resigning the patriot act though. Yeah, I'll admit that G.W Bush wasn't a 'great' president. I know there were things he did I didn't agree with. Like bailing out different auto companies and stuff and how the afghan/iraq conflicts played out. But I still like the guy mainly because he seemed to genuinely care about the country (at least how I viewed it) but I can't say the same thing about obama. There's been too much crap going on under his watch that and I feel like a large portion of things are just going in the wrong direction.
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By Bismarck.Ramyrez 2014-09-12 13:38:39
Competition among twenty to thirty over-achieving gals around Junior year...
 I am interested in your ideas, and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
Now that's my kinda lady.
Brb, seeing if I can convince the missus to dress like that...
(psychic premonition says, "No, you can't".)
By volkom 2014-09-12 13:39:40
Competition among twenty to thirty over-achieving gals around Junior year...
 I am interested in your ideas, and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
Now that's my kinda lady.
Brb, seeing if I can convince the missus to dress like that...
(psychic premonition says, "No, you can't".) halloween is around the corner
Bismarck.Ramyrez
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By Bismarck.Ramyrez 2014-09-12 13:42:56
See that strap supressing her modest bosom?
That's not going to do the trick for my woman.
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By Jetackuu 2014-09-13 07:17:04
You guys really need to reign in some of the people representing your state nationally. I mean it's not like the last president from there didn't bankrupt a surplus nation, start down a path of destroying the bill of rights, or just make a total fool of himself on a global scale. I'll give credit where credit is due though: dodging the shoes and smiling about it was pretty *** cool.
(In that regard, we should start to criticize where Obama is from, but there's still a whole bunch of people who don't agree on where that is now isn't there? But seriously: ewww Chicago). Main reason why obama isn't criticized more is probably because he's black and the first black president of the country. However that shouldn't excuse the fact that under his administration to date so far there hasn't been much improvement domestically and internationally
We could sit here and argue the semantics of both of those points, but I prefer to agree that he's not doing an amazing job. I still find him and Bush both to be traitors for signing and resigning the patriot act though. Yeah, I'll admit that G.W Bush wasn't a 'great' president. I know there were things he did I didn't agree with. Like bailing out different auto companies and stuff and how the afghan/iraq conflicts played out. But I still like the guy mainly because he seemed to genuinely care about the country (at least how I viewed it) but I can't say the same thing about obama. There's been too much crap going on under his watch that and I feel like a large portion of things are just going in the wrong direction. lolwhat, the only thing he cared about was pleasing his daddy
By Voren 2014-09-13 07:41:10
I graduated with 92 other people.
Entire school was under 400.
My graduating class was 533, school had over 1600 students in it from grades 10-12. My home town is 8 square miles and it's a suburb of Oklahoma City. It wasn't even the largest of the high schools in the metro. This was 1998 as well and it's grown significantly since.
Now, I'm next to a town that your graduating class is the size of the entire school which has grades K-12. Culture shock.
Sorry to digress, carry on.
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By Odin.Jassik 2014-09-13 08:52:06
I graduated with 92 other people.
Entire school was under 400.
My graduating class was 533, school had over 1600 students in it from grades 10-12. My home town is 8 square miles and it's a suburb of Oklahoma City. It wasn't even the largest of the high schools in the metro. This was 1998 as well and it's grown significantly since.
Now, I'm next to a town that your graduating class is the size of the entire school which has grades K-12. Culture shock.
Sorry to digress, carry on.
There almost 2400 in my brother's graduating class, there were 36 in mine. Granted, there were 6 years and 700 miles between our senior years of high school. My high school hasn't changed much in size, population is basically fixed there, but his now is split between 2 schools and graduates almost 2,000 each.
By Jetackuu 2014-09-13 13:32:37
Cartoon Network needs to get rid of the crap they show now.
And take all the shows on boomerang and put it back on the main CN channel. I'll agree with the first part but not the second part, but maybe a 6-8 hour Toonami block?
I mean I watched nothing but CN for a few years, I've seen a *** of Scooby Doo.
Texas' State Board of Education is considering new textbooks. The proposed books were reviewed by an outside source (Texas Freedom Network), and the following are their findings:
http://www.tfn.org/site/DocServer/FINAL_executivesummary.pdf?docID=4625
Quote: Findings
Our reviewers’ broad findings noted below are followed by a listing of specific examples of problems they identified during their examination of the textbooks up for adoption in Texas:
• A number of government and world history textbooks exaggerate Judeo-Christian influence on the nation’s founding and Western political tradition.
• Two government textbooks include misleading information that undermines the Constitutional concept of the separation of church and state.
• Several world history and world geography textbooks include biased statements that inappropriately portray Islam and Muslims negatively.
• All of the world geography textbooks inaccurately downplay the role that conquest played in the spread of Christianity.
• Several world geography and history textbooks suffer from an incomplete - and often inaccurate – account of religions other than Christianity.
• Coverage of key Christian concepts and historical events are lacking in a few textbooks, often due to the assumption that all students are Christians and already familiar with Christian events and doctrine.
• A few government and U.S. history textbooks suffer from an uncritical celebration of the free enterprise system, both by ignoring legitimate problems that exist in capitalism and failing to include coverage of government’s role in the U.S. economic system.
• One government textbook flirts with contemporary Tea Party ideology, particularly regarding the inclusion of anti‐taxation and anti‐regulation arguments.
• One world history textbook includes outdated – and possibly offensive – anthropological categories and racial terminology in describing African civilizations.
• A number of U.S. history textbooks evidence a general lack of attention to Native American peoples and culture and occasionally include biased or misleading information.
• One government textbook (Pearson) includes a biased – verging on offensive – treatment of affirmative action.
• Most U.S. history textbooks do a poor job of covering the history of LGBT citizens in discussions of efforts to achieve civil rights in this country.
• Elements of the Texas curriculum standards give undue legitimacy to neo-Confederate arguments about “states’ rights” and the legacy of slavery in the South. While most publishers avoid problems with these issues, passages in a few U.S. history and government textbooks give a nod to these misleading arguments. I'd quote more (and there's plenty more worth reading) but the .pdf doesn't transfer text well to FFXIAH. I'd suggest giving a look to the "What's Wrong?" section at the very least.
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