Comments on: Florida Textbook Adoption Process May Be In For Big Changes

By: eab

eab — Sun, 22 May 2011 19:40:32 +0000

Err….a little satire?

****This just in from the Mc David Daily Post!

The Education Commissioner, after consulting with Governor Rick Scott, has decided on the three national “subject matter experts” that will vet Florida’s textbooks. They are:

Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center.
Harold Camping, radio evangelist.
Christine O’Donnell, perennial political candidate and finance expert ****

Don’t be surprised when all is said and done if the actual panel looks a little bit like this with the names changed (to protect the innocent?).

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Sat, 21 May 2011 19:46:40 +0000

REGARDING:
“The national standards are not federal, rather they are voluntary, ”

From USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2010-03-10-school-standards_N.htm
“Forty-eight states have pledged to adopt the standards — only Texas and Alaska have bowed out. In November, Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott said the effort “can be seen as a step toward a federal takeover of the nation’s public schools.”

Kentucky last month became the first to adopt the standards.

President Obama has made adoption of the standards a key metric in whether states qualify for a share of the $4.35 billion Race to the Top federal grant money.”

So, anyway, they ARE voluntary but there’s a large carrot attached to draw in volunteers. The federal government does many things it can not require by offering money to the states if they comply. (Lately that money is coming in from China as our taxes aren’t high enough to cover all their carrots.) They always mean well although they are greatly influenced by lobbyists who convince them certain actions are “well“ and just coincidently throw money toward their funding sources.

David hoping it ends well

By: perdidochas

perdidochas — Fri, 20 May 2011 13:55:19 +0000

Fairlane,

The national standards are not federal, rather they are voluntary, and were set up by a non-governmental committee.

By: whitepunknotondope

whitepunknotondope — Thu, 19 May 2011 20:27:26 +0000

“…I don’t recall seeing in the US Constitution that the federal government has the power to dictate the content local school districts should teach.”

The reason the Federal Government doesn’t want LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS to dictate the content is that the Federal Government doesn’t want a bunch of kids growing up believing that the Earth is only 10,000 years old! Duh!

By: MQ

MQ — Thu, 19 May 2011 16:59:24 +0000

Another way of taking away parental rights and concerns. After the curricula is implemented, it will be too expensive to change if anyone disagrees, and on it goes.

By: Fairlane63

Fairlane63 — Thu, 19 May 2011 12:54:59 +0000

More top-down planning, less input from teachers and local citizens– what a huge surprise that the “conservatives” in the Legislature and bureaucrats at the Florida DOE would support this….

“National standard for curriculum in 2014″? Why don’t we just adopt five-year plans, call it Communism, and be done with it? I don’t recall seeing in the US Constitution that the federal government has the power to dictate the content local school districts should teach. Maybe that part is missing from my copy…