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In reply to the discussion: 4th grade Science test - please tell me this is not real [View all]mountain grammy
(27,015 posts)58. The worst part is "vouchers for private schools" paid for with public tax money
private tax money going to Christian schools teaching this bullshit..
When I grew up there were public schools or Catholic schools or rich kid private schools. I interacted with kids and teachers from public and Catholic.. Catholic schools had their share of religion, but when it came to teaching science, math, history, English, they used the same textbooks we did. Guess they weren't "real Christians."
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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
they changed that first diorama--the first time I saw a pic of it, the female was wearing a frilly
niyad
Apr 2013
#34
Can't tell if it's Kenny Loggins or Dan Fogelberg, but that's definitely a '70s album cover!
mikeytherat
Apr 2013
#132
He woke last night to the sound of thunder. "How far off?" he sat and wondered.
mikeytherat
Apr 2013
#145
There's apparently an entire industry of these biblical dinosaur books
aint_no_life_nowhere
Apr 2013
#90
Yeah, but then we'll all have to support these morons who won't have developed a rational
Flatulo
Apr 2013
#70
One of those morons and imbeciles might be POTUS one day--it's already happened.nt
raccoon
Apr 2013
#96
Gosh, no wonder our education system is going to hell. Please tell me this is a
southernyankeebelle
Apr 2013
#3
They already have, they've bombed health clinics. And they've murdered doctors.
cui bono
Apr 2013
#133
Wow. I assume this is a minority of private school/home-schooled kids and doesn't represent
LeftishBrit
Apr 2013
#17
It freaks me out. We knew more than this in the fifties in Texas. The stupid is scaring me.
freshwest
Apr 2013
#128
Well yeah they were pretty liberal, we had a beer/wine hall on campus and
xtraxritical
Apr 2013
#109
I've had quite a few homeschooled kids who returned to traditional school.
proud2BlibKansan
Apr 2013
#46
What Other Conclusion Can Be Drawn With The State Of Education As Displayed
cantbeserious
Apr 2013
#149
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
Again: these materials are not from nor for professional educators. These are made up for homeschool
mbperrin
Apr 2013
#108
How sad. For teachers to be told they have to teach this without teaching facts. Koch funded school
judesedit
Apr 2013
#42
This is why Americans graduate from high school with a functional 4th grade education.
backscatter712
Apr 2013
#48
The worst part is "vouchers for private schools" paid for with public tax money
mountain grammy
Apr 2013
#58
Hoax? What would be the point in hoaxing something that happens thousands of times a day?
enki23
Apr 2013
#82
Years ago - early 1950s - I had a science teacher who told us ahead of time that either answer would
jwirr
Apr 2013
#80
The most prominent Creation Scientists have Scientific Debates on the precise Scientific number
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2013
#118
Okay, #18 is proof that they are not interested in educating, just indoctrinating.
cui bono
Apr 2013
#134
Don't worry, the fundies are creating their own colleges and universities. (nt)
jeff47
Apr 2013
#112
i've actually seen a test very similar to that one laying about in an after-school program run
HiPointDem
Apr 2013
#131