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In reply to the discussion: 4th grade Science test - please tell me this is not real [View all]xtraxritical
(3,576 posts)127. I get your drift but the Shrub was not home schooled.
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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