I suppose you've heard by now that the Declaration of Independence is bad for kids. I'm glad someone finally had the nads to say so. Our children have been exposed to this "history" stuff for too long now. It is much easier to live in blissful ignorance when you just create your own "history". Make it up as you go - be sure to take out anything that might possibly be construed as offensive to someone, somewhere for any reason.
I hope this starts a positive trend toward exclusion of other materials. I, for one, find the "history" of Hitler to be repulsive and I hope it gets banned from classrooms soon. Cambodia was ahead of their time in this arena - banning information on the Khmer Rouge has really helped their students focus on the important parts of "history"...the more pleasant parts.
It need not be said - but California is wrong in so many ways. The recall election was really a low point for me while living there, but it was just a turning point. Things can and will get much worse. Now we have a movement to change the rules for naturalized citizens to become President of the United States. I guess this trend towards selective history will be helpful in this effort. After all we don't need to re-write history to gloss over our past indiscretions - we can just erase them from people's minds altogether.
Perhaps CA can commission a research study to develop that flashy-thing technology from MIB. Then they can actually create the MIB for the USA so that people will be taught to MYOB.
Critical thinkers - you are on your way out...dinosaurs of a liberal generation, poison for today's youth. Revolt. Revolt. Revolt.
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