Colloquy

Recently I learned That the Texas Boe approved a new set of English standards. Now that doesn’t sound so bad until you realize that the standards they approved of were only presented to the board

a whole hour before they were scheduled to vote on them.
So, in the spirit of Top 10 lists everywhere – I would like to present the …
Top 10 reasons to give Texas back.

#10 – The Texas Board of Education announced in November that it
had made its selections of approved math textbooks for the next
school year, even though the group of chosen books contained a
total of 109,263 errors. (HT-News of the Weird)

#9 – Texas BoE member Barney Maddox.” Dr. Maddox is on record as referring to the theory of evolution as “a myth” and “a fairy tale.” (HT- Dallas News . com)

#8 – “Abstinence Only” sex education. (Texas leads nation in teen birth rate).

#7 – Texas Commission on Environmental Quality spokeswoman Andrea Morrow says C02 is
not a regulated pollutant.
(Texas is the nation’s foremost CO2 emitter If it were a country, it would rank seventh globally.)

#6 – AP English teacher Kaleb Tierce was placed on administrative leave for recommending a book to a student (Child of God) which was listed on the ‘approved list of books’ for AP English.

#5 – No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office, or public trust, in this State; nor shall any one be excluded from holding office on account of his religious sentiments, provided he acknowledge the existence of a Supreme Being.
link

#4 – It is unlawful for a person to consume an alcoholic beverage while operating a motor vehicle upon a public roadway, if the person is observed doing so by a peace officer.
(Chapter10, page 1 -Texas DMV Handbook)

#3 – The state’s director of science curriculum (Chris Comer) was forced to resign after being accused of creating the appearance of bias against teaching intelligent design.

# 2 – Chair of the State Board of Education – Dr. Don McLeroy.

#1 -Beer may not be purchased after midnight on a Sunday, but it may be purchased on Monday. (HT- Texas rebel radio)