source: edition.cnn.com
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Democratic California Gov. Jerry Brown said Thursday he had signed a bill that will require public schools in the state to teach students about the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans.
The bill, believed to be the first of its kind in the nation, will also require teachers to provide instruction on the role of people with disabilities.
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As a teacher, I'm against the idea of discrimination but being forced to teach an agenda is puzzling to say the least- the logistics alone, with little enough time provided to teach the basic modern history course, would argue against adding more layers in place of factual information. I teach 20th century history- do I need to spend time in the course talking about homosexuals in the Third Reich (like most of the SA, or are only 'good' homosexuals to be given a voice), or homosexuals who specifically made a difference in the League of Nations, or how those who wanted to have sex with their own sex helped convince the US to finally leave Vietnam? I mean, what is it about homosexuality as opposed to any other facet of history that demands students be taught about it? Will Chinese be thrown in? Meanwhile an American Governor, here in the 21st century, is appealing for people to PRAY to a supernatural deity (of their choice, I assume) to ask if he would kindly stop a heat wave from occurring. This is a state that teaches fairytales instead of real science at high school level, I take it. Meanwhile this idiotic state's Agriculture Secretary actually admitted that he is "glad the governor is issuing this call to prayer, and I hope it helps deliver the rain we need soon.” God knows no-one in that state has any brains to do something actually constructive. 300 millions of Americans and that's what they have to pull them out of their decline. What would Gibbon make of it?
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