Tennessee governor invites private conservative
college to open 50 charter schools whose
anti-woke curriculum will teach students
that America is 'an exceptionally good country'
Daily Mail (UK),
by
Andrea Cavallier
Original Article
Posted By: Imright,
4/10/2022 8:38:51 PM
The governor of Tennessee has invited a private conservative college to open 50 charter schools whose anti-woke curriculum will teach students that America is 'an exceptionally good country.' Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican, said that Hillsdale College, whose base is in Michigan, could open the schools using public funds, including $32 million set aside for charter facilities, the New York Times reported. Hillsdale College, which has close ties with former President Donald Trump, developed the '1776 Curriculum'
Reply 1 - Posted by:
formerNYer 4/10/2022 8:45:56 PM (No. 1124982)
Wow my Gov. Lee can lean RINO every now and then and then he surprises me with a truly conservative policy. Good for you Governor.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Gabula 4/10/2022 8:54:46 PM (No. 1124990)
Agree #1. From NE TENN. Great news!
Gabula
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
DVC 4/10/2022 9:07:21 PM (No. 1125002)
This sounds like a really great idea.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
bogeegolf 4/10/2022 9:18:25 PM (No. 1125016)
I like it !
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Faithfully 4/10/2022 9:31:25 PM (No. 1125027)
Freedom of expression at last.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Nashville 4/10/2022 9:37:01 PM (No. 1125029)
A little background for our non Tennessee Ldotters.
Before becoming our Governor he owned if not the largest, one of the largest HVAC companies in the state.
The fact he was a successful businessman gave him a Trump like appeal.
He has raised conservative eyebrows a time or two with not well thought out comments.
Looking foreword to the liberal tears here in Nashville.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
padiva 4/10/2022 9:46:12 PM (No. 1125038)
#6 Thanks for the info
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Flyball Dogs 4/10/2022 9:54:03 PM (No. 1125048)
I’ll probably start supporting Hillsdale.
Great college.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
TLCary 4/10/2022 9:57:13 PM (No. 1125050)
#1, #2 We escaped the People's Republic of NY 10 years ago. Life is much better, (and sane) in North East Tennessee, especially today. Most of the schools in the Tri-Cities area are in the top 5% of the state. The Coastal snobs that denigrate us as being 'uneducated' can't approach our average SAT/ACT scores, Graduation Rages, and College attendance rates. Odd, right?
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
LadyHen 4/10/2022 10:00:36 PM (No. 1125052)
#6 the weeping and gnashing of teeth here in Nashville will be beautiful. But when you have 8 comprehensive High Schools in your county school district with a less than 60% graduation rate, all options should be on the table. These over paid jail wardens we call Metro teachers need to start feeling the pinch.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
scottj 4/10/2022 10:22:01 PM (No. 1125060)
This is the way to go! Get rid of government schools. I hope this takes off across the country.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
TJ54 4/10/2022 10:44:49 PM (No. 1125074)
Union goon teachers and Demtards hardest hit!
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Rinktum 4/11/2022 6:09:28 AM (No. 1125162)
Have to agree #11. Leftists believe they have education sewn up. It’s time to disavow them of that concept. Parents want their children to be educated and they do not want to have to worry about what they are being taught in the classroom. There is a real need for this and I believe it will take off if given the chance. They also have a whole group of traditional thinking teachers who would be ripe for the picking because they hate teachers’s unions and only stay for the kids. Give them a choice and they will flee the public education system.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
privateer 4/11/2022 7:03:49 AM (No. 1125174)
I expect Pres. Brainstem's Department of Edumacation to step in and thwart this movement. Or maybe just issue a Royal Edict. For the children...natch!
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
bkt23 4/11/2022 7:12:45 AM (No. 1125178)
Hillsdale has never accepted any public money in order that it remains free to teach as it sees fit. I would be surprised if President Larry Arnn took Tennessee up on this since the endeavor would use public funds. If 100% of the money came from private donations, that would be another matter.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 4/11/2022 7:59:29 AM (No. 1125202)
Here in Nashville, sometimes called the Athens of the South, we have great medical colleges which prefer to be called Schools of Medicine. The academic places do seem to run toward the non-conservative side. (Can't bring myself to say ''liberal'' about my own hometown.) My other two sibs and I received wonderful public high school educations before Davidson County merged with Nashville schools. Back then, Latin was required for all freshmen. Amo, Amas, Amat, ya'll.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
philsner 4/11/2022 8:05:36 AM (No. 1125208)
To the leftists at the daily mail; anyone can support Hillsdale. Donations are not restricted to "conservatives".
The time is coming when being normal will once again be celebrated rather than ridiculed.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
red1066 4/11/2022 8:52:18 AM (No. 1125249)
Great idea. Now the next step is vetting the teachers who will be teaching in these schools. Make it a policy that any teacher, teacher assigned material, homework assignment, or lesson plan that includes anything to do with CRT, BLM, lbgqxyz material, or some other gender identity BS will immediately be fired on the spot, and escorted out of the building by security.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Strike3 4/11/2022 9:09:31 AM (No. 1125268)
There is still hope that one day we will all rid ourselves of this horrid public school system. Having three or more layers of government involved in education is a guaranteed disaster.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
Aubreyesque 4/11/2022 9:57:00 AM (No. 1125320)
Why has Lcom started posting yesterdays news as the next day’s news? It used to not be that way. The top posts were always to the minute and absolutely current. Who is in charge now???
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
MDConservative 4/11/2022 10:10:06 AM (No. 1125328)
"Public" education plainly sucks in too many places, certainly in American urban centers. Government just spends money with little concern for actual results. The bean counters count, cogitate, and pronounce the systems need more money so Dante and Pablo can learn to read. The $$$ flows to correct "imbalances" (i.e. city kids are more stupid than their suburban counterparts) when the real problems are social and "equality" of outcome impossible under the circumstances.
Public education is largely a political dodge - the amounts spent (national average $13,187) are obscene for the apparent outcome. And that does not include capital "investments" in so many Taj Mahals of Education with every bell and whistle one can imagine.
And it's not that teachers are "unloved". During academic 2020-21, public school teachers made an average of $65,090. That ain't hay for nine months.
But, then, the kiddies deserve the best money can muster...
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Our founders were exceptional men that created a unique and wonderful country. You only have to look around the world to realize that. Although our system of government with our freedoms has helped build a productive economic base that has benefited and raised the quality of life around the globe, it is fragile. When our legal system becomes politicized and corrupt; when our politicians become arrogant and depraved; when our law enforcement and entrenched federal bureaucracy work against our citizens, and when our election process becomes dishonest, then we are doomed to become another third-world, tin-pot dictator ruled s--thole country. I believe there are groups of people (so-called citizens) that feel they are left behind and they want to tear down the system our fore-fathers bequeathed us and they will somehow build back better. Nothing could be further from the truth. Being equal under the law doesn't mean equal in wealth, intelligence, strength, good-looks, etc. Be thankful you weren't born into a caste system, or a monarchy, or any other rigid system of social hierarchy. It is imperative that we teach our children and remind our citizens that we are very fortunate to have been born into the system set up by our founders.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
Zigrid 4/11/2022 10:30:02 AM (No. 1125341)
Every conservative effort helps...WE keep moving forward ...and with every step...WE get back to American values...
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
moebellini3 4/11/2022 11:05:43 AM (No. 1125376)
Great move and it's the only way to stop the indoctrination of our children. You see, there is no democratic party anymore, it's the communist party and they have laid out their sick agenda for all to see. No longer under the covers, they are in full view for all to see. Every one of them, every single one has sold the souls of their children and grandchildren to their communist party and that includes Romney, Murkowski and Collins. All need to be voted out. This is America, not some 3rd world country. Got it...
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
starboard 4/11/2022 11:14:22 AM (No. 1125389)
Thank you for the good news.
Por favor stay strong and committed to your mission. In other words, don't get woobly and accept donations from liberals and don't get intimidated by the schoolteachers union thugs.
I've been waiting for a state to take the lead and move this forward to save our children from the tyrannical dictates from the Left.
I hope you keep parents involved every step of the way.
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We need to know Hillsdale’s capacity to run with this in other states as well. I’d like one per county all across the USA, but only if we can sustain excellence throughout. And just two or three other colleges should even be considered as possibilities. But watch out for liberal colleges to contact liberal states and try to model the leftist alternative. If you think leftist nuts running leftist public schools in leftist school districts Is bad, just wait till they put the full brunt of a leftist college at the helm. Forewarned is forearmed.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
anniebc 4/12/2022 3:31:07 AM (No. 1125961)
The left has been using our tax money to establish a marxist country in America; it's time we start taking our country back with our tax money.
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