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2003-08-26 Fifth Column

Michigan school lends a hand to anti-Americanism

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Posted by Mike N. 2003-08-26 9:15:39 AM|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 the school board stopped short of removing author Noam Chomskyâs controversial book "9-11" â in which he writes about why he thinks the U.S. is a terrorist state â from the list of course materials.

Geez... and I thought having to read "Great Expectations" was bad.

Posted by snellenr 2003-8-26 9:29:49 AM|| 2003-8-26 9:29:49 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Aren't School Board members elected positions? EZ fix for asshats like that...

Posted by .com 2003-8-26 9:44:52 AM|| 2003-8-26 9:44:52 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I hope that the attendees of these classes will recognize that they are being fed propaganda by the remnants of a dying ideology, or at least consider the viewpoints "uncool" since they "have" to read them (I never picked up wuthering heights again...)

That said...if anyone in MI wishes to register displeasure...I haven't found the email address yet, but.

Farmington Public Schools
Administration Building
(248) 489-3349

Posted by mjh 2003-8-26 10:35:44 AM|| 2003-8-26 10:35:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 .com - you're correct, and this board voted 4-3 to include this crap in the curriculum. I'd like to see a followup story at the next board elections - should be "spirited"?

Posted by Frank G 2003-8-26 10:37:47 AM|| 2003-8-26 10:37:47 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Hey, how come Rantburg isn't on the list of assigned websites?

But here's an alternative deal: Teach gets to assign any reading he wants; but he has to invite one SEAL, Green Beret, fighter jock or 3ID guy (or girl) to spend a couple of hours with the class. I can't imagine too many kids in the class saying "Dude, that SEAL was a wuss. I want be like Chomsky when I grow up."

Show them a hero.

Posted by Matt 2003-8-26 11:18:02 AM|| 2003-8-26 11:18:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Farmington is a wealthy area, for the most part.
Private schools, and not necessarily parochial schools, are well within the means of many families there.
Apparently the super thinks he has too many students.

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2003-8-26 11:32:28 AM|| 2003-8-26 11:32:28 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 "...saying high school juniors and seniors should be critical thinkers and should be exposed to many points of view."

I beg to differ. "Should be" doesn't hack it. He must teach them to be critical thinkers because many are not. I know from first-hand experience as a father of three. I suspect that the superintendent has not been close to high school students for quite some time, if ever.

Posted by Tom 2003-8-26 12:35:21 PM|| 2003-8-26 12:35:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 This just has ACLU written all over it.

Posted by Charles 2003-8-26 2:51:23 PM|| 2003-8-26 2:51:23 PM|| Front Page Top

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