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Posted By: NorthernDog, 2/12/2022 2:04:34 PM

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican state lawmakers across the U.S. are trying to require schools to post all course materials online so parents can review them, part of a broader national push by the GOP for a sweeping parents bill of rights ahead of the midterm congressional elections. At least one proposal would give parents with no expertise power over curriculum choices. Parents also could file complaints about certain lessons and in some cases sue school districts. (Snip) The bill “insinuates there’s some hiding happening,” said Katie Peters, a high school English teacher in Toledo. “It makes me a little defensive

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You would think teachers would be delighted to show what they are teaching. But no.......

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Reply 1 - Posted by: JunkYardDog 2/12/2022 2:10:53 PM (No. 1070041)
GREAT IDEA
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Reply 2 - Posted by: TJ54 2/12/2022 2:15:01 PM (No. 1070047)
Sounds like Katie Peters has something to hide. No wonder she’s defensive
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Reply 3 - Posted by: WhamDBambam 2/12/2022 2:45:41 PM (No. 1070073)
If they’re public schools, they should. Transparency in government programs is nice.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: bighambone 2/12/2022 2:46:14 PM (No. 1070074)
What public school districts really should do is place a video system in each public school classroom connected to the Internet with the recorded data being able to be seen live and through archived electric means, so that parents and interested others can see with their own lying eyes exactly what is being taught in each classroom. Once such video systems have been in place for a little while, their presence will become normal for students with them passing no remarks that such video systems even exist.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: MickTurn 2/12/2022 2:47:34 PM (No. 1070076)
A better idea is to notify Teacher Unions that is one more incident, no matter how minor, of abusing children in any way will result in ALL Union Teachers being FIRED and replaced by 'HUMANS'!
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Reply 6 - Posted by: dman 2/12/2022 3:38:19 PM (No. 1070117)
And there should be publicly accessible video (with sound) recorded in every classroom. No privacy in PUBLIC schools.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: dman 2/12/2022 3:42:14 PM (No. 1070121)
Even students' identity. Let their parents have hard evidence to join in a "class action" lawsuit!
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Reply 8 - Posted by: dman 2/12/2022 3:46:19 PM (No. 1070122)
[pun above intended] . Apology to #4: didn't see your similar post first.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: HerbVA 2/12/2022 3:56:13 PM (No. 1070127)
Since they are PUBLIC schools, why are the curricula not PUBLIC documents?
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Reply 10 - Posted by: stablemoney 2/12/2022 4:31:52 PM (No. 1070156)
U.S. class materials have always been subpar. That was before the left took over the schools and the teachers began wearing shorts to school. Professionals, they call themselves, now make their appearances less well dressed than the homeless, which have nice clothes they get from other people's contribution to goodwill and others.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: Rama41 2/12/2022 5:12:22 PM (No. 1070181)
"At least one proposal would give parents with no expertise power over curriculum choices." This is what the AP has become. Those elitist b*stards.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: privateer 2/12/2022 5:21:01 PM (No. 1070187)
The Ass. Pressing just couldn't resist flogging the tired old lie: 'followed the death of George Floyd, the Black man killed by a white Minneapolis police officer in 2020.' Should read: the stupid, career criminal who overdosed himself, dying while police tried to save him from himself.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: RuckusTom 2/12/2022 5:46:46 PM (No. 1070207)
Put cameras in every classroom and stream it on line with access only to parents.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: volksford 2/12/2022 5:48:15 PM (No. 1070209)
" No expertise" my rear end , the only "expertise" is shoveled down from the crappy left wing union.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: Penney 2/12/2022 5:50:56 PM (No. 1070212)
Transparency is exactly what parents want and teachers should too. There should be no reason for confusion.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: DVC 2/12/2022 6:00:54 PM (No. 1070220)
Good idea....but they will hide the extremist stuff and post false stuff.
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Reply 17 - Posted by: MickTurn 2/12/2022 10:50:07 PM (No. 1070357)
Now about Marxist teachers info?
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