Governments interfering in education? Oh no!
Published by Sabotabby September 17th, 2007 in Edumakashun, book larnin'When the U.S. government makes changes to the public education system, forcing public schools to conform to state regulations or face privatization, it’s business as usual.
When the Venezuelan government makes changes to the private education system, forcing private schools to conform to state regulations or face nationalization, it’s a Socialist! School! Takeover!
Speaking of standards, 11% of Americans can’t find their own country on a map. Meanwhile, the education system under Chávez seems to be vastly improving. (I couldn’t find any information on Venezuelan map-reading abilities. One can only assume that they know where donkeys come from.)
I can only assume that the new Venezuelan history textbooks won’t be as bad as the ones we had in public school. Each chapter brimmed with gushing descriptions of white, upper-class male accomplishments, with a paragraph here and there about “the role of women,” and barely a whisper about the folks from whom we stole this land.
Only 11% percent? Given the idiocy of most people I’ve met, 11% seems like a small number. Anyway, I hope Venezuela gets a good reworking. Maybe I can move there and get a good education if so.
at least we’re not teaching them how to fuck anymore… at least until they’re in strong, church-sanctioned heterosexual relationships.
Yeah I had those textbooks too, mind you, in high school we had the privilege of reading, ala 1980, that Nixon was still our president.
Also, just a couple of paragraphs were there about those who were kidnapped from their own country, shipped over in brutal conditions, stripped from their families and chained to building this country’s infrastructure and economy for free for 200 years.