Dear Texas Board of Education,
I have substantial concerns that the social studies standards proposed by the Texas State Board of Education are not in the best interest of students and are not based on the recommendations of respected academics in the field.
These standards place our children in a predicament. The board should reassess whether these changes are in the best interest of our children.
Signed,
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Dave Eaton, Mouth of Yecke, public advocate of poor education,
One of the highlights of teaching introductory mechanics is always the "karate board" lab, which I start off by punching through a wooden board. That gets the class's attention, and then we have them hang weights on boards and measure the deflection in response to a known force.
This just in from the NCSE:
The future of science education in Texas is on the line. The Texas Board of Education, after two previous contentious public hearings on high school science standards (TEKS), meets March 25-27 for its final vote.
Wes Elsberry has caught a major falsehood in an article published by the American Enterprise Institute, written by one of their research ana
Clicked. Signed.
Signed & forwarded.
*ahem*
Ditto. As a Texan, I could not in good conscious ignore this minimal effort on my part. Here is my customized message.
Hmm. I should have proofread that before sending it off. Uniformed decisions, indeed. Ah well, I think I made my point, however ineloquently.