TN Tea Partiers Demand Schools Not Teach Too Much About 'Minority Experience'

[meegbear]

Tennessee's tea partiers are sick and tired of all the made-up criticism of our founding fathers -- and about schools spending too much time teaching about the "minority experience."

Local tea partiers have presented state legislators with a list of "demands," that would alter school curricula to suppress the teaching of the "minority experience," elect a "state litigator," and, of course, reject Obama's health care reform legislation, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reports.

On the education front, they're proposing that new textbook-selection criteria basically state that you can teach about minorities in history, just as long as it doesn't get in the way of teaching students about the majority or about how awesome the founding fathers were.

"Neglect and outright ill will have distorted the teaching of the history and character of the United States," read documents distributed by the group. "We seek to compel the teaching of students in Tennessee the truth regarding the history of our nation and the nature of its government."

No portrayal of minority experience in the history which actually occurred shall obscure the experience or contributions of the Founding Fathers, or the majority of citizens, including those who reached positions of leadership.

The group's other demands include amending the state Constitution so voters can elect the attorney general, and enforcing "constitutional law."

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[spanone]

1. tennessee is quicky becoming one of the most ignorant red states in america

i know i live here

[fascisthunter]

2. Let's Just Call them the Neo-Neo-Nazis

[Erose999]

5. Well they will probably try to write out the holocaust too, as it was a "minority experience"

So if they have their way, Nazism won't have the stigma of "crimes against humanity" that it does today.

[yellowcanine]

3. "We seek to compel the teaching of students in Tennessee the truth regarding the history of our

nation and the nature of its government."

Okay, I guess we are in agreement then!:evilgrin: :rofl:

[madinmaryland]

4. And the teabaggers want us to believe that are not middle-aged white racists.

They seem to be doing a damned good job of proving that they ARE.

[AC_Mem]

6. Aw Hell No

I'm in Memphis - I'll be fighting this at the school and local level, bet on it.

Annette

[kevinbgoode]

7. ""We seek to compel the teaching of students in Tennessee the truth regarding the history of our

nation". . .

What the hell would these circus clowns know about the history of the United States?

It really is past time for the people of this country to tell these losers that the circus is leaving town - and they can demand all they want but no one is any longer interested in listening to them.

[MadMaddie]

8. If anyone had any doubt about these groups being racist

then all should be very clear now.

These groups are a danger to every community in America. They are targeting minorities now, they continue to target gays, women, handicap, etc....

These people are dangerous to our Democracy.

[treestar]

9. What ignorant jerks

Now how will they get around teaching about President Obama's experience? Take out the language about reaching positions of leadership?