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05-13-2011, 08:50 AM | #2 |
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Ah, Abilene...more churches per capita than any city in the US. This doesn't surprise me one bit.
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05-13-2011, 08:58 AM | #3 |
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Gee, what should we do if our kids bring up the issue of sex? I don't know, maybe talk to them about it and not freak out? Liked the line of "mothers and parents." Way to skip around fathers.
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05-13-2011, 09:02 AM | #4 |
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Its Texas, WTF does anyone expect?
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05-13-2011, 09:13 AM | #5 |
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05-13-2011, 09:48 AM | #6 |
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jeebus, i dont get it, i tell my son's its a penis you and all other boys have one, girls dont, they have boobies, not hard, they understand and they are only 3 & 6
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Note to self: If driving through Texas, drive around Abilene, if possible.
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Although if forced to drive through Abilene, stop at David's house and shake owners' hands.
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05-13-2011, 10:04 AM | #10 |
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I like that they quoted the "dog gone" part. I hadn't paid attention to where this was, but as soon as I read that, I immediately knew it was the south.
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05-13-2011, 11:35 AM | #11 |
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We should force Texas to secede from the union.
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05-13-2011, 11:41 AM | #12 |
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To be fair to the neighbors, I will agree there's no reason to put the statue in the front yard in the middle of the house. If its in the back yard, it gets less press.
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05-13-2011, 11:57 AM | #13 |
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Texas is one of the most stable states in the union. Despite their flaws I would love to live in Texas especially if oil becomes a major issue worldwide.
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From what I've read recently, all is not well with Texas' finances. They are pretty much broke like the majority of the other states. And I would NOT subject my kids to their educational system.
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Interesting considering the amount of top universities in Texas. University of Texas is one of the top public schools in America and within the next decade or two should be on par with historical ivy league schools.
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05-13-2011, 12:09 PM | #16 |
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Their colleges are fine. It's their primary educational system that is nothing to write home about.
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05-13-2011, 12:21 PM | #18 |
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I don't know what makes a parent think they can't explain a penis without explaining sex to their kid. It's hard to me to imagine a kid of an age that she can ask questions about a statue but doesn't understand basic anatomy yet.
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I don't think that is much different than other schools and states. I think it depends on where you live, like most places. As for University of Texas to compete with an Ivy League program, how are they even comparable? I think Rice would be the closest Texas-based school to an Ivy League school. |
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By the way, who the heck puts a statue of David in their front yard? (Though I love that it pisses off the "religious parents".)
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Other than their anti-science and anti-history policies, yes, they aren't much different than other states. I didn't make the comparison of Texas colleges to Ivy league colleges, so, I really can't speak to that. However, I'm sure Texas college football would give Ivy league schools a pretty good run for their money.
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05-13-2011, 12:56 PM | #22 |
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I can understand if it is the 'everything is bigger in Texas' version of David.
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You really have no idea what you're talking about. And you can't generalize about an entire state. Some of the best public schools in the country are in Texas. My nieces and nephews have a public school experience that puts mine in Massachusetts to shame. |
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The anti-history issues seem to me to be with every state, liberal or conservative. I asked my 14 year old neice what she knew about us dropping the A-Bomb and was floored with what she was taught. The education was essentially we made a major mistake, brought on the cold war and should never have done it. She wasn't taught that there was another side to the issue. I've never called Texas home, but there are idiots like this everywhere. To think they only reside there is more than a little silly. |
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My favorite part of this is their use of the phrase "dog gone" in a news report.
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If you look at the "average" school in Texas it's probably pretty bad, but that's because there is such a high variance between school districts. If you can afford to live in an affluent town, your kids will receive a really good education. If you can't then they won't. In that regard Texas is just like the rest of America except more so, and Texans are really proud of that.
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Don McLeroy and Cynthia Dunbar ring a bell? There's no generalization about Texas being done here at all. Yup, I'm just making it all up: What Texas Textbook Battle Reveals About the Culture Wars - National - The Atlantic Wire Revisionaries - Mariah Blake Backstory: How The Texas Textbook Revision Came To Be (I don't really like the huffington post because of their anti-vaccination stance and homeopathy garbage, but, this is a good break down) Texas BOE Considers Creationist Material for Curriculum : Dispatches from the Culture Wars In ANY community that has money, there seems to be a correlation to 'better' schools, regardless of the state, but, we're not talking about funding of schools and being able to hire the best teachers. You have to take into consideration of WHAT gets taught. This has nothing to do with teachers and everything to do with the Texas Board of Education and their handling of the curriculum. Quote:
I'm glad you brought up the subject of what gets taught. Texas is just one of those states that stands head shoulders above other states where their educational board, time and time again, goes off the deep end. What gets taught is extremely important. It's the complete misrepresentation of something, like the example of the A bombs being dropped on Japan during WW2, that are inexcusable in any state. And it's really worrisome that Texas (the Board of Education) seems to be leading that charge.
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There's some chick named Jessica Simpson who wears mom jeans.
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There was a South Park episode that satirized the fact that their writers had a hard time coming up with a plotline that the Simpsons hadn't already covered in its 5 billion episodes. The phrase "simpsons did it" was heavily featured in a taunting tone (satirizing the fact that the south park writers no doubt hurt that phrase constantly when they were coming up with episode ideas.) And there was one Simpsons episode about a nude statute in a circumstance like this one, though I can't really remember much about it. Last edited by molson : 05-13-2011 at 05:34 PM. |
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Parents should shut up and the homeowners should have more fucking tact. It's the fuckin end of times here and there are no winners.
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Actually, we stay in Abilene everytime we drive through Texas. We always considered it a wonderful place full of friendly people....Never knew it had a bunch of fucktards who have a problem with art...... |
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Due to public regulations with full disclosure, public schools will never be on par with their private counterparts. |
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Again, I think a lot of states do it and it's based on what "agenda the particular state or teacher has" more than anything else. We are beyond winners make up the rules for history in this country now. Now it's the agenda you side with gets to teach the history. As a fan of history, the rhetoric on both sides makes me sick to my stomach. In the example of the ABomb, we have a situation where both sides of Truman's decision could be told and there could be a terrific discussion of cost/benefit of such a major decision. Instead my niece has been taught nothing more than "Truman screwed the pooch" FWIW: She's not in a liberal state and I haven't read her textbook. I just know that's what she was taught and my guess it was by a teachers belief more than a states demand. Last thing: I'm guessing we could pt that statue of David up in just about any part of America and that some people would flip out. People seem to be more frightened about a booby on regular TV more than watching maggots eat the face off of a corpse. It's always been ridiculous to me. |
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Texas has an insane amount of money being used to recruit professors, faculty and top students (although they have this weird thing about you pledging to stay in Texas after graduation.) I know Harvard and Co. have old money but Texas endowment is right up there with them and only getting bigger. Note: I am talking about University of Texas but the other schools there are quality as well.
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That won't matter. As long as you have private schools disclosing only 70% of the relevant material, they will never be on par, rankings wise
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There was an old Simpsons episode where Marge starts campaigning for things for the public good (no violence on TV, etc) and the group ends up protesting the statue of David which is in town on a museum tour. That's when she realizes the group's gone too far. |
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You don't pledge to stay in Texas. If you finish in the, I think the top 10% of your class, you are automatically accepted to any in-state school. The money and backing with public universities is in the post-graduate programs and all that comes out of that. Last edited by Galaxy : 05-14-2011 at 11:32 AM. |
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Of all the directions I could have anticipated this thread going, discussions of the Texas educational system was about #43.
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