Mari K wrote on November 12, 2007 04:33 PM: So what will happen once the "minorites" become the majority? Will all racism then disappear? I have abusolutely no control over anyone, let alone a "minority", non-white person. There is nothing I could do to help or hinder anyone at all except as an individual human being who tries to do the best she can and treat others as I would have them treat me. Problem is, that doesn't appear to be taught to anyone, anymore.
Of course, what will happen, is that racism will not go away, ever. You cannot order a person what to think. You should lead by example and change minds with your actions, not your own hatred and pre-judgement.

Jeremiah wrote on November 08, 2007 10:09 AM: J,



Where on Earth did you get that? There is nothing in California's educational cade that says anything about not mentioning Mom and Dad. I used to teach there. That was never in the training. Summary of this eRumor:

The eRumor says that new legislation passed in California would cater to homosexuals by not allowing state textbooks to have any references to "mom" and "dad."



The Truth:

SB1437 was a bill designed by its authors to prohibit discriminatory content in state textbooks.

There isn't any place in the language of the bill that eliminates references to "mom" and "dad," but what is there has brought controversy.



What the bill would do is change the wording of the state education code. The current code says “No teacher shall give instruction nor shall a school sponsor any activity which reflects adversely upon persons because of their race, sex, color, creed, handicap, national origin, or ancestry."



SB1437 would change that to: "No teacher shall give instruction nor shall a school district sponsor any activity that reflects adversely upon persons because of their race or ethnicity, gender, disability, nationality, sexual orientation, or religion." It would require instruction in social sciences and the early history of California to include study of the "...role and contributions of men, women, various ethnic groups and and people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, to the economic, political, and social development of California and the United States of America, with particular emphasis on portraying the role of these groups in contemporary society."

Jeremiah wrote on November 08, 2007 09:14 AM: J,

Where on Earth did you get that? There is nothing California's educational cade that says anything about not mentioning Mom and Dad. I used to teach there. That was never in the training. Summary of the eRumor:
The eRumor says that new legislation passed in California would cater to homosexuals by not allowing state textbooks to have any references to "mom" and "dad."

The Truth:
SB1437 was a bill designed by its authors to prohibit discriminatory content in state textbooks.
There isn't any place in the language of the bill that eliminates references to "mom" and "dad," but what is there has brought controversy.

What the bill would do is change the wording of the state education code. The current code says “No teacher shall give instruction nor shall a school sponsor any activity which reflects adversely upon persons because of their race, sex, color, creed, handicap, national origin, or ancestry."

SB1437 would change that to: "No teacher shall give instruction nor shall a school district sponsor any activity that reflects adversely upon persons because of their race or ethnicity, gender, disability, nationality, sexual orientation, or religion." It would require instruction in social sciences and the early history of California to include study of the "...role and contributions of men, women, various ethnic groups and and people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, to the economic, political, and social development of California and the United States of America, with particular emphasis on portraying the role of these groups in contemporary society."

douglas wrote on November 07, 2007 12:25 AM: pretend that college and university training is to prepare the student for success in a world economy.

do the touchy-feely, sensitivity, diversity courses get the job done ? do the chinese, indian, and european curricula include such ?

which applicant would you as an employer hire ? one with a transcript bulked up with sensitivity courses ? or, one with techie, finance, business courses ?

Paul wrote on November 06, 2007 07:21 PM: Hats off to FIRE and the Review-Journal for shining a light upon the sheer lunacy that passes for a contemporary American "education".

I have multiple degrees and have seen this first-hand. While it's a given that English is bad in this regard, I reserve the worst criticism for the Education Departments.

Marxism didn't die with the Soviet Union. It's alive and well, especially in the realm of these certifiable nutcases (well, most of 'em). It was enough for me to drop out of a grad degree in this field. The collectivism, especially in thought, is overwhelming.

Diversity is a complete fraud - an intellectual house of cards.

The other comments are true, these factory-made robots perform according to program far too often throughout all grade levels.

Higher education can provide parameters for serious study, but in the end (like anything else), what you really learn comes from within. There are many decent and sincere professors out there, but far too often their work has been hijacked by an extreme, and pervasive, ideological Left which thrives on campus.

Their destruction is evident and widespread. These "educators" rightfully deserve a substantial share of blame for a perpetually shoddy product. The damage done to this country is incalculable.

Enough is enough. We're past due for a restoration of some degree of sanity.

Daniel Eastmond wrote on November 06, 2007 06:55 PM: When the University of Delaware abandons the nickname of "blue hens" for its male alumni, maybe its attempt to regulate sexual identity on campus will be taken more seriously. The "pinko chicken" may not be the state bird, but who associates the school with anything else?

J wrote on November 06, 2007 04:35 PM: To bad the same thing is going on in K-12 schools also. Anyone see the new law in California?

New text books are banned from mentioning "MOM AND DAD, MOTHER AND FATHER, or ANYTHING THAT WOULD LEAD A CHILD TO THINK PARENTS ONLY = MAN AND WOMAN". It is allowed to say MOM AND MOM, DAD AND DAD.

Do any of you think that this is going to stop in California? Do you think the publishers are going to print one text book just for California and another one for the rest of the country?

Where do you think all the graduates that was indoctrinated (hook, line, and sinker) went. Many are teaching in our K-12 schools.

Lagomorph13 wrote on November 06, 2007 12:59 PM: Ralph Coti is a poster child for 21st Century Liberal ideas, as opposed to classical liberal ideas which are far more tolerant, democratic, and progressive than today's illiberal Fascist thought police. He doesn't even bother to sugar coat it when he writes "This kind program enables students think for themselves and avoids the tragedy of having them earn a BA degree but still not having the knowledge and intelligence to vote against racist Republicans for public office."

He beautifully exposes what today's Liberal agenda is in a nutshell. I love the way he wants the Universities to brainwash students to vote "against" so-called racist Republicans. By all means let's not educate students to have real critical thinking skills that would inspire them to vote "for" what they do believe in, it's far more important to today's Liberal control freaks to have them vote "against" whatever the Lefties don't believe in.

Whatever happened to "Live Free or Die"? So much for the American Experiment. Where are the rugged individualist American frontier-type libertarians when you need them to kick elitist East Coast/Berkeley/Hollywood a$$? Please wake up and smell the coffee, people, so that we can take back our country. And to think that these people honestly want us to believe that George Bush is more dangerous than Mahmoud A-jad (more like A-job)! It's like I've walked into a parallel universe that was inspired by the imaginations of nihilists and anarchists.

John F wrote on November 06, 2007 12:29 PM: AJR,

well said

Beytovin wrote on November 06, 2007 12:02 PM: This wouldn't be so amusing if Delaware's state motto wasn't "Liberty and Independence." Charleton Heston was correct when he mused "political correctness is tyranny with manners." I recall the military, in the early 90's, adopting political correctness, at the behest of whom, I don't know. But I can posit with some certainty (after nearly a decade of service) that our current rules of engagement were derived with this sort of warm-fuzzy feeling, resulting in our inability to prosecute a successful war, no matter which side of the "war" you're on.

Hey, at least U of DE was being "diverse." They had opinions on politics, race, sexuality, sociology, moral philosophy and environmentalism, after all. Remember, all of you diversity/tolerance locksteppers, diversity has no stipulations, and tolerance has no exceptions. You're free to despise one's opinion, but they are also free to have that opinion.

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