US Schools To Become Even More Dystopian

[Caninope]

Now, now.

EM, I say this with all the love that a white, American foreign relations doppelganger can.

You can't be friends with an American. You're from a 100% Muslim country.

Hate-filled Islamophobia. Anyone can be be friends with anyone. You have no idea what the guy is like. You might actually have a lot in common.

Actually, I do know what EnragedMaldivans is like, or as much as one can from commenting on the same forum as him.

I also find that him and I are often in line on many issues, particularly US foreign relations, which will often invoke an angry and/or exasperated post on my part talking about EM ninja'ing me and/or giving him representation of my political views in all future debates on foreign relations.

That's why I said, "white, American foreign relations doppelganger". That part was in there for a reason.

[Qwanch]

This is exactly like Fahrenheit 451! Ray Bradbury warned us this was going to happen, but nobody listened!

[Ashmoria]

teachers are a large group of americans. that means that it will never take much looking to find one or two who are ill informed on this or any topic.

But, by and large, public school teachers don't make up their curricula, they get them dictated from above, usually by their school board... which suggests other people are just as confused.

sure

or maybe the individuals quoted are panicky and prone to assuming the worst until proven otherwise.

many people are that way.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

I completely support this only because Americans will no longer have to read Catcher in the Rye.

[Norstal]

On behalf of my American friends:

Now, now.

EM, I say this with all the love that a white, American foreign relations doppelganger can.

You can't be friends with an American. You're from a 100% Muslim country.

Can I be friends with an American? I'm from a 97% Muslim country.

[Northwest Slobovia]

This is exactly like Fahrenheit 451! Ray Bradbury warned us this was going to happen, but nobody listened!

Somebody either has an interesting sense of humor or needs to read more than just the OP of a long thread...

[Farnhamia]

Now, now.

EM, I say this with all the love that a white, American foreign relations doppelganger can.

You can't be friends with an American. You're from a 100% Muslim country.

Can I be friends with an American? I'm from a 97% Muslim country.

Fill out this 50 page application and we'll get back to you. Eventually.

[Norstal]

Yeah, fuck litrechure, huh?

In education system, yes.
What is point of having stuff that is not real in class when you could achieve same aims while teaching something that is. If:
A gives benefits xyz.
B gives benefits wxyz.
Logical choice is B.

Well, the ones who didn't detect that this article in the OP is bullshit needs to get schooled on literature.

Seeing as that's a lot of people...

[Caninope]

Hate-filled Islamophobia. Anyone can be be friends with anyone. You have no idea what the guy is like. You might actually have a lot in common.

Chill. Caninope's a online buddy of mine and we do share a lot in common (in fact I often post his opinions on things before he does, which kinda makes his presence on NSG redundant if you think about it ). He's just making light of the fact that I'm an atheist from a country with rising extremist tendencies.

And once again, it seems you've beaten me to the punch.

*insert anger/exasperation here over the ninja'ing and/or official statement regarding EM's status as a representative of my views in given areas*

[Nightkill the Emperor]

Now, now.

EM, I say this with all the love that a white, American foreign relations doppelganger can.

You can't be friends with an American. You're from a 100% Muslim country.

Can I be friends with an American? I'm from a 97% Muslim country.

I don't know Norstal, an American is hard to maintain. Will you clean up after him?

[Caninope]

This is exactly like Fahrenheit 451! Ray Bradbury warned us this was going to happen, but nobody listened!

Have you read Fahrenheit 451?

[Caninope]

Can I be friends with an American? I'm from a 97% Muslim country.

Fill out this 50 page application and we'll get back to you. Eventually.

Also, g&d wants a listing of your social security number and any active credit card numbers and security codes.

[Farnhamia]

Fill out this 50 page application and we'll get back to you. Eventually.

Also, g&d wants a listing of your social security number and any active credit card numbers and security codes.

Is he still running that scam? *makes a note on a hand-held device*

[Multiflow]

Just to throw an interesting science fiction book into the mix, Earthgrip has 3 stories in it that actually indirectly address some of the issue that is part of the thread. How fiction is a useful tool in thinking.

Basic summary: Female protagonist wants to get experience to flesh out her CV (curriculum vitae) to better land a university job. She joins some interstellar traders, and solves some problems by her interest in a old form of writing called 'fiction'. First two stories are rather short, and episodic, the third story is a bit longer. The third story, part of the point is actually introducing and teaching about this form and its benefits to the remnants of an alien race that once ruled a large part of the galaxy, then mysteriously imploded.

I probably messed up the summary, but it is an interesting read.

Took me almost a half hour to remember the title, couldn't find my copy, and google search was a pain. What is really funny is I actually tracked it down by Russian website. Well, I guess it was Russian, it was all in Cyrillic, except for the book text.

[OMGeverynameistaken]

Maybe they should replace those 'literary classics' with interesting fiction if they want to get kids to read more. Supply them with an infinite supply of Terry Pratchett or something.

[Nightkill the Emperor]

Maybe they should replace those 'literary classics' with interesting fiction if they want to get kids to read more. Supply them with an infinite supply of Terry Pratchett or something.

That'd make the classes interesting.

[Farnhamia]

Maybe they should replace those 'literary classics' with interesting fiction if they want to get kids to read more. Supply them with an infinite supply of Terry Pratchett or something.

That'd make the classes interesting.

School is not supposed to be interesting! *cracks whip*

[Norstal]

Can I be friends with an American? I'm from a 97% Muslim country.

Fill out this 50 page application and we'll get back to you. Eventually.

"The Effectiveness of Homeland Security's Immigration Procedures" by F. Arnhamia and N. Orstal.

[Cannot think of a name]

Maybe they should replace those 'literary classics' with interesting fiction if they want to get kids to read more. Supply them with an infinite supply of Terry Pratchett or something.

That'd make the classes interesting.

I have a buddy who teaches college english, like 1A, he sometimes does a 'zombie' section. I don't know what my buddy who teaches high school uses...never thought to ask. We mostly compare beards...

[Nightkill the Emperor]

That'd make the classes interesting.

School is not supposed to be interesting! *cracks whip*

Ah yes, I completely forgot. My sincerest apologies.

[Caninope]

Fill out this 50 page application and we'll get back to you. Eventually.

"The Effectiveness of Homeland Security's Immigration Procedures" by F. Arnhamia and N. Orstal.

With a Special Thanks to Canipopus I.

To try and drive this back on topic, a paper like that would probably be read in government class, not English as the OP's article would have you think.

[Cannot think of a name]

That'd make the classes interesting.

School is not supposed to be interesting! *cracks whip*

In certain circumstances, that could be considered interesting...

[Farnhamia]

Fill out this 50 page application and we'll get back to you. Eventually.

"The Effectiveness of Homeland Security's Immigration Procedures" by F. Arnhamia and N. Orstal.

[Northwest Slobovia]

"The Effectiveness of Homeland Security's Immigration Procedures" by F. Arnhamia and N. Orstal.

With a Special Thanks to Canipopus I.

To try and drive this back on topic, a paper like that would probably be read in government class, not English as the OP's article would have you think.

Reading current TSA directives in modern history class while reading 1984 in English class could lead to new opportunities for "interdisciplinary studies" unified by a "compare and contrast" paper on the two.

[Farnhamia]

School is not supposed to be interesting! *cracks whip*

In certain circumstances, that could be considered interesting...

I knew some of you would like that.