http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/2008/10/03/sex-bad-language-and-gay-penguins/ Closing the Achievement Gap: Teaching Content Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:54:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/2008/10/03/sex-bad-language-and-gay-penguins/#comment-4640 Karen S. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:51:32 +0000 http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/?p=1114#comment-4640 Parents are the best judge of what is appropriate for their children. When books become a method of indoctrination (i.e., bringing about social agenda...or 'correcting' wrong thought, as some in California believe), parents should be seeing red flags all over the horizon. School has become less a place of learning, and more a place to shape the socio-political climate. Hence, families are leaving the 'system' right and left (no pun intended) so that they can take back the direction of their child's education. Bravo to these new warriors! Parents are the best judge of what is appropriate for their children. When books become a method of indoctrination (i.e., bringing about social agenda…or ‘correcting’ wrong thought, as some in California believe), parents should be seeing red flags all over the horizon. School has become less a place of learning, and more a place to shape the socio-political climate. Hence, families are leaving the ’system’ right and left (no pun intended) so that they can take back the direction of their child’s education. Bravo to these new warriors!

]]> http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/2008/10/03/sex-bad-language-and-gay-penguins/#comment-4610 Travis A. Wittwer Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:20:46 +0000 http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/?p=1114#comment-4610 Sex, Bad Language and Gay Penguins...those are my favorite topics. I always find the list of banned books interesting. I find it even more interesting that we have a list of banned books. Do we also have a list of books where the first word on page 7 is "winter"? I would find both lists equally useful. Thank you for the post. Sex, Bad Language and Gay Penguins…those are my favorite topics. I always find the list of banned books interesting. I find it even more interesting that we have a list of banned books. Do we also have a list of books where the first word on page 7 is “winter”? I would find both lists equally useful. Thank you for the post.

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