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General => IHADAV8 Playground => Topic started by: Texas Turbo T on February 09 2011, 10:34:23 AM
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http://nation.foxnews.com/arabic/2011/02/08/mandatory-arabic-classes-coming-texas-schools :wtf:
Mansfield ISD schools could soon be learning Arabic as a required language. The school district wants students at select schools to take Arabic language and culture classes as part of a federally funded grant.
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I saw that yesterday, they have since backed down.
FUCKING BULLSHIT.
It disgusts me that it made it to that point.
There's NOTHING ELSE you could spent that grant money on? Really?!?!?!
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2011/02/07/mandatory-arabic-classes-coming-to-mansfield/
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I saw that yesterday, they have since backed down.
FUCKING BULLSHIT.
It disgusts me that it made it to that point.
There's NOTHING ELSE you could spent that grant money on? Really?!?!?!
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2011/02/07/mandatory-arabic-classes-coming-to-mansfield/
Gives a whole new meaning to "Home Grown" ! ! !
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I don't think it's a bad idea. I doubt they'll teach Islam. I took a world history class last semester and the teacher said all growing up we learned all there was to learn about Europe and North America so we didn't focus on it hardly at all. We did focus on the Middle East and China quite a bit and he did mention the religion but only because it's apart of their history. Plus imagine how many future soldiers deploying over there will have the advantage to understand the people some what. You also have to think as far as the grant money goes they were probably wanting more money and the government already had it set aside for educational purposes but in order for the school to get the money they had to teach Arabic. I doubt they could get the money and do what they wanted with it or Uncle Sam would take it right back and potentially take other government aid away too.
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I don't think it's a bad idea. I doubt they'll teach Islam. I took a world history class last semester and the teacher said all growing up we learned all there was to learn about Europe and North America so we didn't focus on it hardly at all. We did focus on the Middle East and China quite a bit and he did mention the religion but only because it's apart of their history. Plus imagine how many future soldiers deploying over there will have the advantage to understand the people some what. You also have to think as far as the grant money goes they were probably wanting more money and the government already had it set aside for educational purposes but in order for the school to get the money they had to teach Arabic. I doubt they could get the money and do what they wanted with it or Uncle Sam would take it right back and potentially take other government aid away too.
Why don't we focus the funds on making sure English is taught WELL, and for other programs that help OUR country and OUR ideals.
Ask Britain how melding ideals has worked out for them.
My fucking taxes already get wasted with bilingual street signs.
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It should not be mandatory but learning a second (any) language will pay off once you hit the job market.
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Learned all we need to know about north america and europe growing up?
Now that just shows how little the instructor knows....
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We have a long way to go with American history in the classroom. There is so much fundamental information that is not taught in the classroom.
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No child left behind seemed to have just made the classroom automated. Kid factories that just pump out clone uneducated children.
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We need to disband the Department of Education
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Learned all we need to know about north america and europe growing up?
Now that
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My government teacher had us discussing the other day the fact why education sucks so bad currently. In my state the average teachers salary is around 23-35k from low to high. And the average salary for all other jobs requiring a college education is 40-75k. What he said the government has noticed is that most smart people are taking the jobs that pay more money verses the jobs that don't so you aren't getting as many teachers who care about their job or have the skills to teach it as well as you could. That's why our education sucks.
Just had a relative 98 yrs old pass away. She taught in a one room school house in rural Kansas with grades 1-8. She loved to teach and tutored kids (free) at the local library until a few years ago. Teachers of this caliper are rare and not looking at what benifits the union can suck out of the taxpayers. Not sure of your state but teachers in my state of NY get 60-100K. Salary is usually on par with COL of the area.
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Jordan - the main point you miss is that the Muslim brotherhood's plan is to take over the world, with their culture and ideals. I don't have to worry about Germans, Italians and definitely not the French organizing and killing Americans on our soil.
"Global conquest" is the term used.
http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=207415
And not to mention there's a hell of a lot better use for hose funds than teaching the language of hate. Yes, their are some passive Muslims - but the root of the religion is to stifle and kill democracy and free thought, not something we need here.
More good reads:
UK's Cameron: Europe must wake up on extremism
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20110205/D9L6K1HG0.html
We need to be a lot less tolerant towards Islamic extremists
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1353902/David-Cameron-Stop-tolerating-Islamic-extremists-respect-British-core-values.html
State multiculturali sm has failed, says David Cameron
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12371994
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This crapola comes up whenever some bleeding heart liberal wants to feel like they did something good for mankind. (at the expense of mankind usually).
See the video Andrew Klaven made about this stuff;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3DhquH12jQ&feature=player_embedded
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Our history may not change, but, teaching a broad outline of it is not the same as teaching it in detail.....
Actually, it has changed tremendously and continues to do so.
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ok my 2 cents....durin g my English education we started history at the beginning...I loved history...I left England when I was 13 and we were only up to Columbus discovering America...but when I came to America in 8th grade we did not learn about world History until my Junior year of High School...It is funny that my social Studies and World history teachers actually came to my house and talked to my parents to get a different perspective... of coarse that would never happen today
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Of course not, you don't live there anymore
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Jordan - the main point you miss is that the Muslim brotherhood's plan is to take over the world, with their culture and ideals. I don't have to worry about Germans, Italians and definitely not the French organizing and killing Americans on our soil.
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The Matterhorn was once a piece of Africa. Big fucking deal.
Anyway, I expect better from Texas...despit e it's smell it's a good, level-headed place. For the most part (I'm looking at you, Austin).
I am currently reading this book and I highly recommend it:
http://www.amazon.com/Patriots-History-United-States-Columbuss/dp/1595230327/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1297499179&sr=1-1
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I agree with a lot of what's been said here.
Making a language 'mandatory', I think is a big stretch from OFFERING it. Sure, offering it will give students a rewarding opportunity to explore the possibility of learning other languages. I know in my school, one of the pathways to graduation is to take a certain number of foreign language credits. But that is not the only way to graduate. Nor should it be.
I believe that students (AND PARENTS) should take more of an active role in determining what classes they should take to prepare them for college and/or their life's ambitions. Of course, there are a number of courses that need to be taught and should be required. But REQUIRING someone to take a course because of a government grant is just not right. It's the governments way of control the populations behavior.
Not everyone is cut out to speak a foreign language. Just the same way as everyone is not cut out to work on cars. But the gov'ts increasing involvement in the way people run their lives is leading to a nation of people who can't think and do for themselves. Let people live their OWN lives. Don't take away their cookies and replace them with carrots because some are getting too fat. Let people learn on their own. Let PARENTS raise their children. Instead of having a generation of parents that expect teachers to raise the children.
I can see this simple post is developing into a tirade. Just being in the school system and seeing how things are easily brings out my frustration with what's going on in our country.
/rant