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ashling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-29-10 02:08 AM
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TX Education Commissioner Describes Curriculum Changes As "Payback"
http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/10304/texas-education-sboe-commissioner-robert-scott-describes-sboe-curriculum-changes-as-payback

Rick Perry's appointee, Robert Scott, has admitted the true purpose of the outrageous changes conservatives on the SBOE are considering: this is about political payback and placating the extreme wing of Republican Party of Texas. Scott is essentially saying that political payback is a justifiable reason for allowing a political agenda to determine what is being taught in our children's classrooms.


“One of the things, I think, that has been a problem in all of our deliberations regarding – whether it’s education or anything else – is that when you push out a particular group, and say we don’t care about you, when you push out, regardless of who that is, over time that creates a problem. And when the pendulum swings back, you know, there’s – whether you call it payback or a shifting in the alignment – I think that we need to be mindful as we deliberate to try to prevent the pushing out of any group, regardless of who they are. And that’s what I think this process needs to be about.
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Mojeoux Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-29-10 02:27 AM
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1. Isn't this called a "backlash?" n/t
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