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Title: Out-of-Control Multiculturalism at Berkeley High School
Post by: SVPete on January 16, 2010, 07:40:35 AM

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Out-of-Control Multiculturalism at Berkeley High School (http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/out-of-control-multiculturalism-at-berkeley-high-school/)
January 15, 2010 - by William M. Briggs
Pajamas Media

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You might think that axing all those courses would leave a big whole in kids’ days, but do not despair, because there are plenty of alternatives in BHS’s books (http://www.bhs.berkeleypta.org/catalog/2009-10coursecatalog.pdf).

Like the required “History of the Americas” course, where emphasis is on “the formation of students’ own opinions of events.” This is a sister course to “Globalization,” where the kids “shall draft a more effective decision-making mechanism of world government,” mainly by re-creating the “process[es] within the U.N. General Assembly and Security Council.”

These subjects are merely preliminary to “Politics and Power” (”students largely run this course”) and “Contemporary La Raza History,” which “covers the spectrum of experiences of our Raza.”

Course Catalog link as in the article. Keep reading, this article is just getting started.

Politics and my homeschooling loyalties aside, this is educational malpractice on a systemic scale!

Title: Re: Out-of-Control Multiculturalism at Berkeley High School
Post by: JohnnyReb on January 16, 2010, 08:30:11 AM

They must be putting something in the public water system out there to generate that much mass stoopid.

Title: Re: Out-of-Control Multiculturalism at Berkeley High School
Post by: vesta111 on January 16, 2010, 09:32:59 AM

Quote from: JohnnyReb on January 16, 2010, 08:30:11 AM

They must be putting something in the public water system out there to generate that much mass stoopid.

Johnny, teachers do not decide what they wish to teach.    They head for the class room with a course that they may or may not agree with.    Rules and regulations from the Teachers Union, the job is to teach what they are hired to do.

There is a reason that dedicated teachers find other jobs.  Stress is high, when a hole is poked in the facts of something, the teacher even knowing the information they must teach is false, they have to teach the false information, they cannot on their own change or update new knowledge.

It does not matter if the teaching material has a huge typo error, that error must be taught.

We have know for years that the publishers of text books for schools are not uniform.  Depending on the are of the country the books will have some interesting teachings and slants for that area.

Military family's that move about the country know this if they help their kids with homework.  Same Publisher, same subject but we notice that the text books from a school in LA. may contradict the same book in Vermont.

It is not the schools we need fear, not the crazy educational ideas they use, it is who ever is in charge of sending down the pipe orders to them what they must teach.

The teachers union takes their orders from someone in Government.   No principal can go against the Union, the Union cannot go against the Government.

Parents have to be aware of what strangers are filling their kids heads with. 

I myself saw to it my kids thought outside the box, question and use imagination to figure out any subject.  One young man in school with my son took the SAT and was deducted points for a incorrect answer to a math question.  The parents spent large amounts of money to prove their child was correct, the experts that created that test were wrong.  It took almost 3 years for experts to agree they were wrong.

I come from a family, both sides of school teachers, believe me with all considered, this is a heart break job.

Title: Re: Out-of-Control Multiculturalism at Berkeley High School
Post by: JohnnyReb on January 16, 2010, 09:38:02 AM

Well vesta111, my sons science teacher is in a lot of trouble. He teaches his students that Glowball Warming is bunk.....and shows them any new evidence he finds to back it up. My son loves his science class/lab.

Title: Re: Out-of-Control Multiculturalism at Berkeley High School
Post by: SVPete on January 16, 2010, 03:14:06 PM

Supposedly, high school education is supposed to prepare students either for certain types of jobs or for higher education ... supposedly. What employer wants employees educated in courses like, "Globalization," "Politics and Power," and "Contemporary La Raza History?" What Med school does? What engineering school does? I'm not even sure how many law schools would, as such victimology students would be likely to turn on the law school if something they disliked happened (like flunking a class for which they did no work).

Courses like that seem an education for a lifetime of receiving social program bennies and victim-playing!

Thank you for your post, vesta! Many states have textbook committees that approve textbooks for use in their states' schools. CA and TX are two such states. Some states basically buy what is approved for one of those states. Some states' textbook committees are the playgrounds used by every special interest group imaginable to make sure their cause is represented in textbooks, and not offended in some obscure way. Consequently, some states' Reading and History books are grotesque hodge-podges of blandness and PCism. Reasonably informed parents need to read their kids' History texts. They'll frequently find themselves wondering why certain things significant events are omitted or barely mentioned, while enormous amounts of space are devoted to less significant things. While our family homeschooled our kids, I took the time to read through a US History series approved by CA for use in 5th and 8th grade. Some of it was reasonably well done; some things got coverage very disproportionate to the things' significance. Were my kids in PS, we would be spending a fair amount of time supplementing to make up for what the schools didn't teach, especially in History and Literature.

Title: Re: Out-of-Control Multiculturalism at Berkeley High School
Post by: vesta111 on January 16, 2010, 06:50:37 PM

Quote from: SVPete on January 16, 2010, 03:14:06 PM

Supposedly, high school education is supposed to prepare students either for certain types of jobs or for higher education ... supposedly. What employer wants employees educated in courses like, "Globalization," "Politics and Power," and "Contemporary La Raze History?" What Med school does? What engineering school does? I'm not even sure how many law schools would, as such victimology students would be likely to turn on the law school if something they disliked happened (like flunking a class for which they did no work).

Courses like that seem an education for a lifetime of receiving social program bennies and victim-playing!

Thank you for your post, vesta! Many states have textbook committees that approve textbooks for use in their states' schools. CA and TX are two such states. Some states basically buy what is approved for one of those states. Some states' textbook committees are the playgrounds used by every special interest group imaginable to make sure their cause is represented in textbooks, and not offended in some obscure way. Consequently, some states' Reading and History books are grotesque hodge-podges of blandness and PCism. Reasonably informed parents need to read their kids' History texts. They'll frequently find themselves wondering why certain things significant events are omitted or barely mentioned, while enormous amounts of space are devoted to less significant things. While our family homeschooled our kids, I took the time to read through a US History series approved by CA for use in 5th and 8th grade. Some of it was reasonably well done; some things got coverage very disproportionate to the things' significance. Were my kids in PS, we would be spending a fair amount of time supplementing to make up for what the schools didn't teach, especially in History and Literature.

Unfortunately the parents and grand parents were taught FACTS true or not and it they stay in one area everyone believes the same thing.

Pete just sit back and amagine a student that likes to read,  Say you are a teacher of history and this student comes to you with information that screws up your whole lesson plan.   You have spent hours of time to teach a lesson and here comes a snot nose kid that can show you up in class as teaching BS.

My family are still going round and round on General Custer, fun for me and mine, but the little ones are being taught theory's not facts.

What is the object of education in any form at any time.?

Darn we teach a dog or cat not to poop on the floor, we teach --some of us do---mannors and deportment to our kids.  Once the kids are at the height of mental powers to learn, we turn them over to strangers to do what they may to our childrens thoughts, personality and future.

For those that have the ability to home school these kids are getting an education that goes beyond public schooling.

I could never have home taught my kids, I am just a simple woman who raised 4 kids to question.

Do I understand their math books, no----All other subjects I can get into and expand for them. 

Title: Re: Out-of-Control Multiculturalism at Berkeley High School
Post by: NHSparky on January 17, 2010, 07:32:36 AM

But hey kids, it's okay--your self-esteem is intact.  You'll feeeeeeelllll good about yourself as you serve my meal to me and wash the dishes afterwards!

In the words of Judge Smails, "The world needs ditch-diggers too!"

Title: Re: Out-of-Control Multiculturalism at Berkeley High School
Post by: bkg on January 18, 2010, 12:26:32 PM

I'd like Reading, Writing, Arithmetic and (true) CIVICS... everything else is bullshit.

Title: Re: Out-of-Control Multiculturalism at Berkeley High School
Post by: Mustang on January 19, 2010, 08:06:18 PM

I'm sorry but I don't see anything out of the ordinary here. History is an interpretation, it's not a science. History is taught or received through a point of view no matter how you distribute the information. In fact performing an interpretation of history through independent student research should be encouraged as opposed to students just swallowing whatever information they are given by a person or one standard book.  

What is wrong with a student creating an independent view and research on history, as long as they got the citation notes to backup their research, I don't see a problem at all.

Title: Re: Out-of-Control Multiculturalism at Berkeley High School
Post by: Mustang on January 19, 2010, 08:16:48 PM

Quote from: bkg on January 18, 2010, 12:26:32 PM

I'd like Reading, Writing, Arithmetic and (true) CIVICS... everything else is bullshit.

what about art, music, history, and philosophy?

I don't even understand why philosophy is not taught in high school. Our high school + grade school education system sucks.
I think high school should be taught in the same manner as university.

Title: Re: Out-of-Control Multiculturalism at Berkeley High School
Post by: bkg on January 19, 2010, 09:06:52 PM

Quote from: Mustang on January 19, 2010, 08:16:48 PM

what about art, music, history, and philosophy?

I don't even understand why philosophy is not taught in high school. Our high school + grade school education system sucks.
I think high school should be taught in the same manner as university.

Good call on history - missed that, my bad. The rest? Screw it. That's extra...