As if we needed more evidence of the Progressive influence in our education system, we have this story out of Texas. The Texas Board of Education is considering changing their textbooks. Some great figures in American history may be cut from the curriculum and replaced with Snoop Dog and Run DMC. According to the Liberty Counsel, some of the potential changes include,
- Removing references to Daniel Boone, General George Patton, Nathan Hale, Columbus Day, and Christmas.
- Including the cultural impact of hip hop music, ACLU lawyer Clarence Darrow, and the Hindu holiday of Diwali.
- Replacing the term “American” with “Global Citizen”– stating that students need to be shaped “for responsible citizenship in a global society” without any mention of citizenship in American society.
- Replacing expansionism and free enterprise with imperialism and capitalism.
Daniel Boone, General Patton and Nathan Hale were all great Americans who are integral to our history and represent what is great about our country. Boone was a great explorer, politician, and militia officer in the Revolution. Patton was one of the greatest generals in American history and helped save the free world in WW2. Hale showed us how valuable our country is with his famous speech given before his execution by the British, “I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country.”
How can one justify removing these great Americans from history but include hip hop and Diwali? Of course, we also have the Progressive buzz words — “global citizen” and “imperialism” in the proposed changes.
The Liberty Counsel’s Mathew Staver recently spoke with Mike Huckabee about this potential change and what it could mean for those of us who do not live in Texas.
“This will be the best security for maintaining our liberties. A nation of well-informed men who have been taught to know and prize the rights which God has given them cannot be enslaved. It is in the region of ignorance that tyranny begins.” – Benjamin Franklin
Ben Franklin was right. If our children are no longer taught what it means to be free, they will not realize when their liberties are taken from them.
You can email the Texas Board of Education at – sboesupport@tea.state.tx.us – and let them know that you want our children taught traditional Americans values.
Hat tip to All American Blogger for bringing this story to my attention.
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We must expunge Liberals and Progressives from the educational system, the quicker we do that, the better off our children will be.
Thanks for the heads up Liberty.
This is absolutely outrageous. We need to act on this by contacting the governor of Texas, their representatives, and senators to express our deep concerns.
@Liberty Pen – we probably just need to expunge our children from the educational system.
I’m with you Burro, government controlled education has failed.
Correction: Government controlled has failed to EDUCATE CHILDREN. It has been very successful at turning kids into wards of the State. Perhaps the worst evidence of this is those who leave with advanced degrees from major universities. For a great example, go read my latest post. You can meet Trenton Powers.
Ever get the feeling that we’re all doomed. Patton would slap those folks