tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506870823292198189.post6701811892950885289..comments2023-09-16T09:31:23.577-04:00Comments on Please be patient, I am evolving as fast as I can!: Social Studies next on the firing line?Ted Herrlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03194189686075222808noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506870823292198189.post-77843987766650674492009-05-11T16:40:00.000-04:002009-05-11T16:40:00.000-04:00LOL. I love that quote, I had heard it before, jus...LOL. I love that quote, I had heard it before, just not attributed to her.Ted Herrlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03194189686075222808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506870823292198189.post-27474157003137431022009-05-11T16:22:00.000-04:002009-05-11T16:22:00.000-04:00Dear Ted:
Every single discipline has something t...Dear Ted:<br /><br />Every single discipline has something to upset the farthest of the rightmost. In social studies it's anything that doesn't smack of American triumphalism. In math, it's anything but drill-n-kill. In language arts, the wars between phonics and whole-language are just as ugly as evolution vs. creationism. This is not new--it's been that way for decades. Famous 1920s quote from first female governor of Texas, "Ma" Ferguson: "If King James [Bible] English is good enough for Jesus, it's good enough for the schoolchildren of Texas!"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233106173281842534noreply@blogger.com