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That poster hates Texas. He/she has said that TX is #48 in literacy rate on threads in the past. When asked for a source, he/she provided a link to a comment made by an anonymous person (with no source to back it up) on another internet forum.
It's below average, no doubt, but I don't think it's that low.
These classes will be offered in high schools. I attended public high school in Texas and you know what? Coloring was not a part of the curriculum. Reading was. Imagine that.
This 2007 report was commissioned by the state of Texas.
It says, among other things that Texas is among the worst states for raising children. It's #1 in pollution. It's the number one state of people without health insurance. It's the 2nd worst state for voter turnout of women. It's the 5th worst state for children living in poverty. And it ranks 50th (50th!) for people with a High School diploma. 3rd most malnourished population. Ranks 49th for immunization of children.
Not really. The justification for the Texas requirement is that students know the Bible's importance in the founding of the US. The course should be one of facts, not beliefs. That is why the course is best taught by someone who knows how the Bible is intertwined with US history, but is not a believer in the Bible as literal truth.
I hope they teach how the bible was used to justify slavery then, if it's all about how it has influenced the history of the US.
Pretty sneaky. This is Texas we're talking about here. You can BET that 15 Christian students will sign up for it. The teachers will NOT teach it critically, and the students will proselytize. This is just a way for the Texan freaks to get religion into the schools.
Someone will sue and the law will be thrown out. Count on it.
Not really. The justification for the Texas requirement is that students know the Bible's importance in the founding of the US. The course should be one of facts, not beliefs. That is why the course is best taught by someone who knows how the Bible is intertwined with US history, but is not a believer in the Bible as literal truth.
The Bible played very little role in the founding of the U.S. The pre-revolutionary period was the 18th century, in which the Enlightenment arrived in North America, and bible-thumpers--by mid-century--were literally driven out of New England, NY and PA. Where did they go? Down South. Franklin, Jefferson, and other "founding fathers" were resolute, in the founding of our nation, that religion play NO role in lawmaking.
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