Odeon

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hold up is the bottom one an actual quote?

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4y

this was just 5 yrs ago in my own state of TX

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4y

this was just 5 yrs ago in my own state of TX

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4y

an article on how texas influences school textbooks
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/explainer/article/Explained-how-Texas-picks-its-textbooks-9225732.php

krishna bound

4y

i mean, if Texas is doing this, this is clearly a state problem...not a federal one. like this is certainly an issue don't get me wrong but it doesn't have much to do with Trump or even the GOP in congress specifically. the federal government could make it illegal or further regulate education I guess, but on an individual level they aren't directly responsible for that revisionist history being existent/present.

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4y

Due to Texas' sheer size, it would influence the curriculum of smaller states

"Another big change of late: Texas' textbook choices used to set the standard for much of the nation. Publishers would print to accommodate the huge Texas market, with more than five million public school students, and would distribute the same books in smaller state markets."

It's just not as widespread as before

"But digital technology has made it easier to produce custom materials for small markets, so other states are less beholden to Texas' textbook choices than they once were."

I'm showing an example of how the idea that public education is largely left-leaning is laughable and how those in charge have already made attempts to obfuscate the worst moments of US history

krishna bound

4y

im not really denying this is a problem im just saying its not a problem directly because of the federal governement. indirectly because of lack of regulation? maybe, but definitely not a problem because of them being directed by the federal government to teach that

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4y

this was just 5 yrs ago in my own state of TX

krishna bound

4y

idk where tf you people heard about american education or went to school but when i was in school a long time ago we were repeatedly told about how terrible slavery was, the native american genocide, etc. and how terrible colonialism was, and how unmitigated capitalism was a scourge in the early 1900s which resulted in class warfare and horrible working conditions. literally the only "patriotic" s*** i ever encountered in american education was the concept that despite the US's history, there was hope to be had in things getting better and identity that transcended cultural lines. Literally half of my education back in the day was being told things like immigration is good and immigrants built this nation, the US has a bloody and questionable history, and the government is often corrupt. And this was A LONG time ago. schooling has only gotten more liberal in the majority of the country based off of what i've heard from people i know and friend's kids; not that this doesnt carry its own problems, but it sure as f*** is not denying genocide or oppression.
The s*** you hear about in the south or midwest about biased education has nothing to do with US educational policy or curriculum; it has to do with locally biased teachers and often from lack of funding or educational resources. Remember, education has different levels state & federal. It's not the federal government telling people in small rural towns in the south to teach revisionism of the civil war.
the american education system is ridiculously flawed on a ton of levels but acting like it's systematically some far right brain washing is literally a boogeyman