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![]() I have a pretty extensive library that will only get bigger as time passes. My children will have complete access but (as my mom did me) book reports will be required. |
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![]() I wonder why we get so upset here at MR about removing books from school...when I've not seen one thread about what's happening down in Atlanta. They've removed learning from school. |
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From what I saw, basically, teachers in the Atlanta Public School district would have get togethers on the weekends to change the answers students gave on standardized tests from incorrect ones to the correct answer. 179 people were fingered in the report that brought the issue to light. |
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Well, I find that utterly outrageous. 179 teachers for changing test answers? That can be automated with computers, for crying out loud! What a waste of people-power.
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As far as using computers, well, the tests were done on paper. They had to erase the pencil marks and write in the correct answer. |
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It really burns me up. Over a decade. Can you imagine the lives that have been destroyed?! I bet there will be no recompense for those children. No second chances.
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Indeed!!! I've stopped being flabbergasted at such things a long time ago.
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I seem to remember that he had some rather derogatory things to say about the KKK too...
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Yup, we are living in the days of the Nouveau Inquisition. Anything different or straying just a hair from the dominant religion of a geographic area is deemed evil and seditious. Sad as I never expected to see us here as a planet ever again. The indications have become news, main stream news in fact.
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It's just ironic to me that we get so upset about a fiction book but no one blinks an eye about the fact that these children had a lot more than a single book taken from them. |
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![]() Everyone in this thread is upset about the incident, as far as I can tell, we just didn't know about it for various reasons. Censorship is bad. Preventing children from getting a good education is bad. Kitten juggling is bad. I don't think anyone here disagrees with those points. ![]() If you really want a profanity laced tirade on the incident, I can write one up. ![]() |
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