# Texas Board of Education meeting -- Jesus Christ, why do we have to listen to these clowns? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 21, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-board-of-education-meeting-jesus-christ-why-do-we-have-to-listen-to-these-clowns/540275 "2010-05-21T16:49:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-board-of-education-meeting-jesus-christ-why-do-we-have-to-listen-to-these-clowns/540275/101 "2010-05-24T01:32:26Z")
> [@eleanorigby](#): > > No, it wasn’t clear to me since you had been taking the POV (so to speak) of the South. > > At first I thought it was just a typo of sorts, but I thought I’d razz you about it anyway. 🙂 Well, the part you quoted had this in it: “freeing the slaves wasn’t the purpose of the War”. I would think most people would assume I was talking about the North. And there is this: so you’re not outraged. That’s fine. But why does your response have to hold true for all here? [/QUOTE] It doesn’t. And I even said so. But I’m free to chime in with my opinion, no? ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2010, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-board-of-education-meeting-jesus-christ-why-do-we-have-to-listen-to-these-clowns/540275/102 "2010-05-24T01:46:28Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > It wouldn’t make a lot of sense to try and teach physics to students who had nat had at least algebra and geometry. That would indeed be a challenge! There is actually a movement, called [Physics First](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics_First), to do just that. I am not a proponent myself, but it has its supporters. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-board-of-education-meeting-jesus-christ-why-do-we-have-to-listen-to-these-clowns/540275/103 "2010-05-25T15:02:02Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Any way to work out a trade with Mexico? Say, we give them Texas and they give us so many cases of tequila each year? When they find out what a raw deal they got… well, piss doesn’t go well with tequila. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2010, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-board-of-education-meeting-jesus-christ-why-do-we-have-to-listen-to-these-clowns/540275/104 "2010-06-06T02:39:19Z")
> [@CannyDan](#): > > Which lord? > > As a Jew, are there any apologists out there who can tell me not to be offended, or even threatened, by this? > > “…a Christian land governed by Christian principles…” > > Gah!!! That such people are deciding the education of our children! I was absolutely, viscerally offended by this. I would have walked out right then and there (were I in that room for some reason!). I’m an atheist, BTW. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2010, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-board-of-education-meeting-jesus-christ-why-do-we-have-to-listen-to-these-clowns/540275/105 "2010-06-06T15:09:50Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > That cite says nothing. It really doesn’t matter what the textbooks say, because we discuss, critique and modify the material every day in the classroom. Hell, I really like the senior Econ. textbook we use, but I still point out its weaknesses to the kids when we get to them. I don’t like the Govt. book, so I don’t base my lessons on it. The kids read it, do questions from it, but their main information is from my lectures and handouts. The book could be advocating Total World Fascism for all I care. By the time we get through deconstructing it, the kids would not only know all World Fascism’s flaws, but how to combat it and why they should care. > > Never underestimate the power of a subversive teacher! 😃 Don’t underestimate the power of the school board to have teachers fired if they don’t follow the text message. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2010, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-board-of-education-meeting-jesus-christ-why-do-we-have-to-listen-to-these-clowns/540275/106 "2010-06-06T15:19:40Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > Don’t underestimate the power of the school board to have teachers fired if they don’t follow the text message. Especially if said teachers don’t have a union. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-board-of-education-meeting-jesus-christ-why-do-we-have-to-listen-to-these-clowns/540275.md?page=5)