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42. How sad. For teachers to be told they have to teach this without teaching facts. Koch funded school

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Sun Apr 21, 2013, 11:41 AM

Apr 2013

Looks more like 2nd grade work than 4th to me. In Europe the kids in 4th are already learning algebra. Check out "the Dumbing Down of America" on your browser. Click on any or many of the links that are provided. Get educated so you know what's going on in this country.

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4th grade Science test - please tell me this is not real [View all] proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 OP

making our children stupid. where in our universe does this 'science' exist? spanone Apr 2013 #1

It's not in our universe, you see. MineralMan Apr 2013 #5

South Carolina Coyotl Apr 2013 #138

I hope it's not true. n/t Cleita Apr 2013 #2

It's true. It's available on Amazon. NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #7

I guess we a raising another generation of dumbass Tea Baggers Cleita Apr 2013 #8

a dinosaur holding the bible - maybe it's only a metaphor......? unlikely I know........ lunasun Apr 2013 #18

lol I thought that too "a dinosaur and a bible." like peanut butter and chocolate. nt TeamPooka Apr 2013 #159

Raptor Jesus died for your sins. EOTE Apr 2013 #162

and after reading that then the class can go to the Kentucky creation museum Botany Apr 2013 #19

they changed that first diorama--the first time I saw a pic of it, the female was wearing a frilly niyad Apr 2013 #34

Since A&E were free of sin.... penndragon69 Apr 2013 #91

Can't tell if it's Kenny Loggins or Dan Fogelberg, but that's definitely a '70s album cover! mikeytherat Apr 2013 #132

It's Bob Seger. progressoid Apr 2013 #135

Well if it's from the 70s it must be Afternoon Delight napkinz Apr 2013 #142

Noooooooooooo! progressoid Apr 2013 #143

He woke last night to the sound of thunder. "How far off?" he sat and wondered. mikeytherat Apr 2013 #145

That doesn't look like a child's printing to me. FreeBC Apr 2013 #29

I'm an elementary teacher. That could be a 4th grader's handwriting. proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #40

I stand corrected FreeBC Apr 2013 #110

Absolutely LOVE this review from the Amazon link above: 1monster Apr 2013 #49

Ken Ham? Isn't he the founder of the creation museum? Snarkoleptic Apr 2013 #61

He trolls DU every once in a while. True story. Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #117

Outside a real Creationist Paleontology Museum Coyotl Apr 2013 #140

There's apparently an entire industry of these biblical dinosaur books aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2013 #90

The Top Two Reviews are Funny!! pauliedangerously Apr 2013 #122

OMG that makes me so mad. Really, this should be illegal. cui bono Apr 2013 #130

Oh, it's true. In home schools all across the MineralMan Apr 2013 #11

Lots of progressive liberals are home schooling too October Apr 2013 #25

Yes. I'm aware of that. And testing of home-schooled kids would MineralMan Apr 2013 #26

Lots of Christian fundamentalists homeschool though. proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #41

where I live too, and this is the crap they teach... mountain grammy Apr 2013 #52

They are a huge lobbying group here. proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #56

That is what happens most of the time MattBaggins Apr 2013 #93

I say great, let them turn their kids into morons and imbeciles. It xtraxritical Apr 2013 #62

Yeah, but then we'll all have to support these morons who won't have developed a rational Flatulo Apr 2013 #70

I have family members who home school this very crap MattBaggins Apr 2013 #95

One of those morons and imbeciles might be POTUS one day--it's already happened.nt raccoon Apr 2013 #96

Yeah, who was that? xtraxritical Apr 2013 #106

Check out this thread: raccoon Apr 2013 #119

I get your drift but the Shrub was not home schooled. xtraxritical Apr 2013 #127

I'm afraid you're probably correct. October Apr 2013 #126

actually... keroro gunsou Apr 2013 #148

lol October Apr 2013 #150

My science text books in grammar school had the Piltdown man as Cleita Apr 2013 #73

While outdated information is a problem, it's not the same thing. MineralMan Apr 2013 #75

Anything however little would be an improvement over the situation today. n/t Cleita Apr 2013 #77

If people deliberately taught their children skepticscott Apr 2013 #83

They're welcome to call me anything they choose. MineralMan Apr 2013 #86

Gosh, no wonder our education system is going to hell. Please tell me this is a southernyankeebelle Apr 2013 #3

Future Republicans amuse bouche Apr 2013 #4

Wow number 7 is the only correct answer on the test MattBaggins Apr 2013 #6

"Name" and "Date" may have been correct jberryhill Apr 2013 #10

I think I found the source: woo me with science Apr 2013 #9

Very creepy video at the link....scary, bvar22 Apr 2013 #53

Check it out exboyfil Apr 2013 #12

And we're supposed to fear Muslims? Teamster Jeff Apr 2013 #13

Don't be ridiculous. SylviaD Apr 2013 #94

Someday they will. Mark my words MattBaggins Apr 2013 #97

No, but will harm us in more subtle ways MH1 Apr 2013 #124

Tell that to Robert Sanderson's survivors and to Emily Lyons n/t MountainLaurel Apr 2013 #125

They already have, they've bombed health clinics. And they've murdered doctors. cui bono Apr 2013 #133

Bookmarking this post. Starry Messenger Apr 2013 #144

Where do abortion clinic bombers come from? Jackpine Radical Apr 2013 #155

O'rly? Capt. Obvious Apr 2013 #163

Idiocracy is a documentary. hobbit709 Apr 2013 #14

+1 lunasun Apr 2013 #23

Employment test for Faux Snooze news readers. lpbk2713 Apr 2013 #15

Opportunity to kill some brain cells exboyfil Apr 2013 #16

It's too nice a Sunday morning for 45 minutes of that. n/t JHB Apr 2013 #22

Wow. I assume this is a minority of private school/home-schooled kids and doesn't represent LeftishBrit Apr 2013 #17

You need to come to the states and see something exboyfil Apr 2013 #21

This is what the majority of homeschooled kids are taught. kestrel91316 Apr 2013 #79

They're creating their own universities jeff47 Apr 2013 #111

It's pretty standard "Christian school" fare jberryhill Apr 2013 #151

Yikes. LeftishBrit Apr 2013 #153

Free Exercise of Religion jberryhill Apr 2013 #154

I was really hoping this was from the Onion niyad Apr 2013 #20

It freaks me out. We knew more than this in the fifties in Texas. The stupid is scaring me. freshwest Apr 2013 #128

a "science quiz" for people who think "the flintstones" was a documentary. niyad Apr 2013 #24

Church school at it's finest. peace13 Apr 2013 #27

My niece has a master's degree CountAllVotes Apr 2013 #36

+1 Keep going! Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2013 #146

I went to Catholic elementary school. It wasn't like this at all. proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #43

Catholics don't cling to a literal interpretation . . . caseymoz Apr 2013 #57

I got my degree from one of the top Jesuit schools on the East coast xtraxritical Apr 2013 #65

My dad taught at a Jesuit school for most of my childhood proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #71

Well yeah they were pretty liberal, we had a beer/wine hall on campus and xtraxritical Apr 2013 #109

Our 6th grade history taught the God rescued pscot Apr 2013 #72

Ministry of Truth, Double plus good W T F Apr 2013 #28

The future of this planet is in grave jeopardy. Baitball Blogger Apr 2013 #30

This is pretty common in private xtian schools, LWolf Apr 2013 #31

I've had quite a few homeschooled kids who returned to traditional school. proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #46

Yes. LWolf Apr 2013 #50

Surprise, Surprise - The Fundies Have Won cantbeserious Apr 2013 #32

Nope. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2013 #147

What Other Conclusion Can Be Drawn With The State Of Education As Displayed cantbeserious Apr 2013 #149

At least some of those kids are going to grow up and treestar Apr 2013 #33

Exactly, it's a great thing for Progressives. Be pleased that they diminish xtraxritical Apr 2013 #66

not public schools. looks to be the material provided for christian private. nt seabeyond Apr 2013 #35

I would hope so. proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #47

Religious helicopter parent propaganda & make your kid feel good with an A+ L0oniX Apr 2013 #37

Regents University needs future students too. Johonny Apr 2013 #38

This does not look like a real test at all gristy Apr 2013 #39

If you were a public school teacher, you would know better. mbperrin Apr 2013 #64

I wonder why the heading "4th grade science test" is on the paper gristy Apr 2013 #81

Again: these materials are not from nor for professional educators. These are made up for homeschool mbperrin Apr 2013 #108

There's nothing unusual about that heading proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #114

How sad. For teachers to be told they have to teach this without teaching facts. Koch funded school judesedit Apr 2013 #42

The "Dumbing Down of America" at its best judesedit Apr 2013 #44

It's both scary and sad. Shrike47 Apr 2013 #45

This is why Americans graduate from high school with a functional 4th grade education. backscatter712 Apr 2013 #48

In all fairness, proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #54

Is that perhaps flipping cause and effect? MattBaggins Apr 2013 #99

Nope. Public high school students in Texas need 26 credits to graduate. mbperrin Apr 2013 #67

At least here not all credits are equal exboyfil Apr 2013 #85

Godzilla died for our sins NoPasaran Apr 2013 #51

"Laugh? I thought I'd cry." SomeGuyInEagan Apr 2013 #78

Gotta be homeschooling materials. nt msanthrope Apr 2013 #55

The worst part is "vouchers for private schools" paid for with public tax money mountain grammy Apr 2013 #58

That is really a very good argument for taxing these churches, thanks! xtraxritical Apr 2013 #68

Not a good enough hoax for fool most dems_rightnow Apr 2013 #59

Hoax? What would be the point in hoaxing something that happens thousands of times a day? enki23 Apr 2013 #82

yep gristy Apr 2013 #92

Thats NOT History, bvar22 Apr 2013 #60

That is fucking disgusting. nt MOTRDemocrat Apr 2013 #63

Is our children learning? Jamastiene Apr 2013 #69

Religion - Promoting Ignorance for Thousands of Years Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #74

Looks like Uhmerika will win the race to the bottom. City Lights Apr 2013 #76

Years ago - early 1950s - I had a science teacher who told us ahead of time that either answer would jwirr Apr 2013 #80

Must be Fundi curriculum mzmolly Apr 2013 #84

How old do they think Earth is? Rosa Luxemburg Apr 2013 #87

I'm afraid to ask proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #88

They don't account for Silverfish being on Earth for billions of years Rosa Luxemburg Apr 2013 #89

How did Noah get 10 million pairs of insect species into the Ark? aint_no_life_nowhere Apr 2013 #98

The most prominent Creation Scientists have Scientific Debates on the precise Scientific number Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #118

I only want to know the "Seven Cs of History," ileus Apr 2013 #100

Hey, we still need ditch diggers and grease trap cleaners. HarveyDarkey Apr 2013 #101

Positively Criminal Brainwashing colsohlibgal Apr 2013 #102

Further Information... xocet Apr 2013 #103

"The next time someone says Jesus rose from the dead, what can you say?" Jim Lane Apr 2013 #129

Okay, #18 is proof that they are not interested in educating, just indoctrinating. cui bono Apr 2013 #134

I feel bad for that kid because he/she is going to be stupid. Apophis Apr 2013 #104

Don't worry, the fundies are creating their own colleges and universities. (nt) jeff47 Apr 2013 #112

Touché. Apophis Apr 2013 #113

The Tea Party's new slogan: "KEEPING IT STUPID 2013!" Jamaal510 Apr 2013 #105

Wow OwnedByCats Apr 2013 #107

I saw that, too. Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #115

Is that in Kansas? Texas or Oklahoma? AlinPA Apr 2013 #116

Link says SC proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #120

Thanks. AlinPA Apr 2013 #121

I wonder if it was a private or public school sakabatou Apr 2013 #136

T.K.O. has a new meaning... KansDem Apr 2013 #157

+1 proud2BlibKansan Apr 2013 #160

Oh, if only Bill Maher had been aware of this napkinz Apr 2013 #123

i've actually seen a test very similar to that one laying about in an after-school program run HiPointDem Apr 2013 #131

Take your children to the Bush Library! napkinz Apr 2013 #161

Faith in a BIG LIE requires a lot of secondary lies to maintain the BIGGIE Coyotl Apr 2013 #137

+1 woo me with science Apr 2013 #141

Book Review Contest Coyotl Apr 2013 #139

We are a doomed society Rider3 Apr 2013 #152

visualize the future! wet.hen88 Apr 2013 #156

This is the real deal - here is a clip of the video that goes with it oberliner Apr 2013 #158

Dinosaurs and the Bible - this is Genesis Week, Episode 13 napkinz Apr 2013 #164

kick napkinz Apr 2013 #165