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To: ButThreeLeftsDo; Jim Robinson
Jim, I'm not sure you know this:

Whatever that book is, I can almost assure it wasn't approved by our state board on text books. We elect those people and there is always a high number of really, really, conservative people on that board and the liberals yell every year. So, I'm wondering if those books were bought by the school itself for that advanced class.

I've put this info. on this forum before. Texas buys more textbooks than any other state, so book companies write their books so our conservatives will approve the book. Once our people approve a textbook, then the publisher prints them for all states.

If parts of the book aren't approved, our people will re-write those parts for the publisher to change the book before printing the final copies. Any book that doesn't get approved, means the publisher is going to lose money due to the number of books our state buys.

When I put this info. on before, some didn't believe our people on the board were conservative - well, the majority have been for at least the last fifteen years because I knew about it. Republicans running for that board, go to Republican meetings in counties in their district and make their pitch to be elected. “We don't approve no rinos.”

Much of the time, the liberals get so mad at those meetings, they walk out.

We do the best we can in Texas to give us truthful textbooks and that means your state gets truthful textbooks, too. You can fault our Texas system if you want, but I know it works as well as one could.

26 posted on 09/17/2013 2:43:32 PM PDT by Marcella (Prepping can save your life today. I am a Christian, not a Muslim.)
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To: Marcella

Amen to that. I have seen some of those meetings on TV. The libs get their panties in a wad. You can almost see the steam coming out of their ears. Saw some of them get up and stomp out because they weren’t getting their way.

I can’t remember all the stuff, but one of things they wanted was to quit with all the teaching of the early American History.

They wanted to start with more like the Woodrow Wilson period forward with emphasis on progressive type milestones - all to make it more relevant for the children doncha know?

I’d be interested to know exactly how this text came to be in use. There’s no doubt a money trail of some kind some where.


45 posted on 09/17/2013 8:25:38 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: Marcella

We do the best we can in Texas to give us truthful textbooks and that means your state gets truthful textbooks, too. You can fault our Texas system if you want, but I know it works as well as one could.
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Very good overall posting, Marcella. I recall watching the TX textbook board on TV a couple of years ago when a liberal female member threw a rant and walked out because the majority would not accept her preferred language.


48 posted on 09/17/2013 10:33:40 PM PDT by octex
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