Comments | kit_kindred: Another Step Toward Nevada Being #50 in Education

kit_kindred

Another Step Toward Nevada Being #50 in Education

Jan 29, 2009 16:35

Its bad enough that our teachers are underpaid [leading to it being hard to recruit teachers ( Read more... )

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tlatoani January 30 2009, 01:32:21 UTC

What the FUCK?

kit_kindred January 30 2009, 01:47:43 UTC

All that other material gets covered in elementary or middle school they say.

javenallese January 30 2009, 01:51:49 UTC

World history in elementary and middle school? What have they been smoking? I vaguely remember a bit about these subjects from middle school, but it was minor at best. It may have been half of a marking period at best for world history. And US history wasn't covered beyond minor soundbites regarding individual names prior to high school. They're INSANE!!

kit_kindred January 30 2009, 01:56:39 UTC

Nevada thinks big numbers are good. Being 50th MUST be good, right?

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eternaleponine January 30 2009, 01:51:21 UTC

Ah, I see... so they've decided that American history prior to Nevada becoming a state is irrelevant.

kit_kindred January 30 2009, 01:55:42 UTC

Actually, since Nevada became a State during the Civil War, we wouldn't be allowed to talk about that. Or the Civil War. Or Reconstruction.

I'm sure everyone will find the Gilded Age fascinating.

eternaleponine January 30 2009, 02:09:20 UTC

Well, it will give your students a unique view of history... since most American history classes never seem to get past the Civil War, no matter what they're supposed to cover.

grouchy_teacher January 31 2009, 01:47:26 UTC

Ahhh, a world without history, a country without context. Nevada's gonna grow 'em good. I suppose next English teachers won't be allowed to teach parts of speech because *those* were covered in the five minutes teachers had to broach the subject somewhere in the middle of 4th grade and testing. While they were teaching world history.