The Republican War on Public Schools (vouchers, religion, graft, testing, etc.)

[Huckleberry]

'Go to California': Oklahoma State Superintendent slams districts refusing to integrate Bible into curriculum

Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters offered a message for school districts refusing to comply with a directive to integrate the Bible into curriculum on "Fox & Friends Weekend."

www.foxnews.com

Oklahoma educators are expected to incorporate the Bible into lessons about its influence on U.S. history and the Founding Fathers, per the directive.

It will also see that each classroom has a Bible from which to teach.

Walters insisted the requirement has support from parents across the state.

"When I ran three years ago, they were crystal clear. Why in the world are we not teaching our kids that our rights came from God? Why in the world are we not referencing all these unbelievable moments in American history where the Bible was cited? It is absolutely part of our history," he said.

He added, "Our kids have to understand the history of this country and what made it great in the first place, and we won't allow the ACLU and the teachers unions to attack our schools and say, ‘No reference to God, no reference to the Bible, even when it was one of the most cited books in American history.’"

Louisiana garnered similar controversy earlier this year after passing a law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom.

 

[Huckleberry]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1817380645498175965

Trump: "I will not give one penny to any school that has a vaccine mandate."

 

[mdb-tpet]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1817380645498175965

Trump: "I will not give one penny to any school that has a vaccine mandate."

That will definitely teach Polio, the Measles, and the Tetanus NOT TO MESS WITH US!

 

[Go Bama]

I wonder how Trump feels about unvaccinated immigrants.

 

[NationalTitles18]

 

[81usaf92]

I’m posting this because of two reasons 1) because we tend to only highlight the bad things Republicans do on this board and never seem to give them their flowers when they do something good and 2) to really show where Alabama is focused on the educational crisis.

For the latter i think Alabama seems more interested in trying to save the public education system than to try their luck in the charter school experiment. I base this off of under Ivy they have consistently gave raises to teachers and lowered praxis thresholds. Now they pass this in terms of addressing the number 1 cited issue by teachers leaving the profession. Discipline and lack of administrative support

New Alabama Teacher Bill of Rights

 

[AlexanderFan]

I’m posting this because of two reasons 1) because we tend to only highlight the bad things Republicans do on this board and never seem to give them their flowers when they do something good and 2) to really show where Alabama is focused on the educational crisis.

For the latter i think Alabama seems more interested in trying to save the public education system than to try their luck in the charter school experiment. I base this off of under Ivy they have consistently gave raises to teachers and lowered praxis thresholds. Now they pass this in terms of addressing the number 1 cited issue by teachers leaving the profession. Discipline and lack of administrative support

New Alabama Teacher Bill of Rights

You must be new here, the sole purpose of non sports is to show the superiority of democrats.

 

[92tide]

man, those mean old democrats are just relentless aren’t they

 

[Its On A Slab]

You must be new here, the sole purpose of non sports is to show the superiority of democrats.

Well, it stands to reason that we evil commies tire of restating the obvious.

 

[AlexanderFan]

Well, it stands to reason that we evil commies tire of restating the obvious.

Obvious is fairly relative with this crowd, subjects that are binary (biological sex) are full of choices, while complex issues with nuance are dealt with in binary fashion.

Back on topic, I couldn’t be a teacher with the disrespect you see them endure on the internet. I know there’s a slim chance it would happen to me, but my niece is a teacher and she deals with enough nonsense I’d end up looking like Homer choking Bart.

 

[NationalTitles18]

You must be new here, the sole purpose of non sports is to show the superiority of democrats.

Few would be happier if republicans found an excuse to prove them wrong.

 

[NationalTitles18]

I’m posting this because of two reasons 1) because we tend to only highlight the bad things Republicans do on this board and never seem to give them their flowers when they do something good and 2) to really show where Alabama is focused on the educational crisis.

For the latter i think Alabama seems more interested in trying to save the public education system than to try their luck in the charter school experiment. I base this off of under Ivy they have consistently gave raises to teachers and lowered praxis thresholds. Now they pass this in terms of addressing the number 1 cited issue by teachers leaving the profession. Discipline and lack of administrative support

New Alabama Teacher Bill of Rights

My sister has complained about similar issues in her classroom, with the lack of meaningful support from administration, previously.

Since I'm out in CA I hadn't heard about this yet.

I asked her about it this morning after reading your post.

If she has any interesting thoughts I may share them.

Thank you.

 

[81usaf92]

You must be new here, the sole purpose of non sports is to show the superiority of democrats.

While there are many things that I disagree with the Democrats on imposing on teachers I still can’t say that they have created a system of education worst than Desantis has for the State of Florida… yet. I still can’t get over the fact that you can directly sue a teacher over curriculum.

The point more was to show Alabama is atleast trying things bipartisanly (is that a word) to address some of the major issues surrounding public education.

 

[AlexanderFan]

Few would be happier if republicans found an excuse to prove them wrong.

Any and all moves made by Republicans are ignored on this board.

There is no discussion in this board. Historic inflation, a president walking around like a toddler, uncontrolled immigration, and foreign policy like a rudderless ship, and the top posts on non sports is Trump misdeeds, decline of the GOP, etc.

There is absolutely no criticism of democrats here. Any and all posts are quickly filled with whataboutism, thinly veiled insults, and veering the post off topic.

it’s ironic that democrats worry about republican authoritarian rule when you guys have it down pretty pat.

 

[81usaf92]

Obvious is fairly relative with this crowd, subjects that are binary (biological sex) are full of choices, while complex issues with nuance are dealt with in binary fashion.

Back on topic, I couldn’t be a teacher with the disrespect you see them endure on the internet. I know there’s a slim chance it would happen to me, but my niece is a teacher and she deals with enough nonsense I’d end up looking like Homer choking Bart.

Well a major problem with discipline is that administrators have to report it if something is officially done such as ISS, OSS, alternative school, truancy, and expulsion. So it negatively impacts the school score. What usually happens when a teacher writes a student up is that administrators will send the student back with a “stern talking to” and ofcourse nothing changes with behavior. It’s to avoid lowering school scores. It’s why many teachers lose faith in administrators, the local BOE, and public education system altogether.

 

[AlexanderFan]

While there are many things that I disagree with the Democrats on imposing on teachers I still can’t say that they have created a system of education worst than Desantis has for the State of Florida… yet. I still can’t get over the fact that you can directly sue a teacher over curriculum.

The point more was to show Alabama is atleast trying things bipartisanly (is that a word) to address some of the major issues surrounding public education.

There is no moderate any longer ( in response to Florida’s education policy). Society wildly corrects one way, then wildly corrects the other. Fear porn is rampant, and politicians ride that wave like a seasoned surfer.

Bipartisanly should be word.

 

[NationalTitles18]

Any and all moves made by Republicans are ignored on this board.

There is no discussion in this board. Historic inflation, a president walking around like a toddler, uncontrolled immigration, and foreign policy like a rudderless ship, and the top posts on non sports is Trump misdeeds, decline of the GOP, etc.

There is absolutely no criticism of democrats here. Any and all posts are quickly filled with whataboutism, thinly veiled insults, and veering the post off topic.

it’s ironic that democrats worry about republican authoritarian rule when you guys have it down pretty pat.

1st paragraph: not true. We discuss republican moves all the time.

2nd paragraph: all your warped perceptions.

3rd paragraph. Also not true.

4th paragraph: projection, also not true

This is why we can't have serious discussion here.

 

[AlexanderFan]

Well a major problem with discipline is that administrators have to report it if something is officially done such as ISS, OSS, alternative school, truancy, and expulsion. So it negatively impacts the school score. What usually happens when a teacher writes a student up is that administrators will send the student back with a “stern talking to” and ofcourse nothing changes with behavior. It’s to avoid lowering school scores. It’s why many teachers lose faith in administrators, the local BOE, and public education system altogether.

She has a nice blend of child and parent issues. One parental issue was over, “To Kill a Mockingbird”.

She’s still young, her tolerance for the children is fairly high still. Unfortunately you expects more out of adults, which leads to a lot of disappointment.

 

[81usaf92]

There is no moderate any longer ( in response to Florida’s education policy). Society wildly corrects one way, then wildly corrects the other. Fear porn is rampant, and politicians ride that wave like a seasoned surfer.

Bipartisanly should be word.

Personally I kinda wish Education would stop being a battle for political debate. One side wants to bring us back to the 50’s and the other side is wanting to expand the teacher workload while paying them the same. Both are dangerous ideas and both will lead to the same thing…. Less qualified teachers and a decrease of effectiveness of the public education system. I think there are pragmatic ideas that are being ignored because alot of prominent politicians seem to be shouting extreme ideas on how to fix a more complex problem.

 

[AlexanderFan]

1st paragraph: not true. We discuss republican moves all the time.

2nd paragraph: all your warped perceptions.

3rd paragraph. Also not true.

4th paragraph: projection, also not true

This is why we can't have serious discussion here.

This is the gas lighting response.

Ask anyone not a gold member of this echo chamber if that wasn’t the case. I had a screenshot a few months ago, but knew this would be the answer. It’s always “projection” with you guys.

The fact that there are zero consistent Conservative/Republican posters on this side should tell you all you need to know.