Texas takes one small step for stupidity, one giant leap for epic failure

[Joe Republic]

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I can sympathize with board members who do not want to over-burden students with names, dates and places. I've written before that we should teach our children how to learn, rather than how to memorize. But Neil Armstrong?

He's the single-most identifiable figure associated with NASA, and certainly took the space agency's most inspirational leap. If students cannot appreciate the science underlying launching a man to the moon, what can inspire them?

Moreover, how significant has the presence of NASA's human spaceflight home in Houston been to the science community and economy of Texas?

By the way, Armstrong arguably was a scientist. He received an aeronautical engineering from Purdue University, and a Master of Science degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Southern California. He later was a professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Cincinnati.

Keep Armstrong.[/quote]

[Padfoot]

epic fail indeed.  Further proof that we should have given it back to the Mexicans.

[Marokai Backbeat]

I say the federal government air-lifts educational material, masks (cause, you know, #1 in air pollution), and basic medical supplies (dealing with the fact that their healthcare sucks) to combat this state's obsession with complete and utter stupidity.

[biggzcorey]

sigh...........

This saddens me

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Anyone still against Texas' succession plans?

[RIP Robert H Bork]

LOL.

[Stampever]

I guess I don't understand.  What the hell is a "science strand?"

[Lief 🗽]

I think it's about time the federal government nationalized Texas.

[paul718]

If he's removed from the "science strand", does that mean he won't be included in the Social Studies textbook under another "strand"?  With that said, I think Armstrong definitely qualifies as a scientist. 

Anyone still against Texas' succession plans?

secession

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

If he's removed from the "science strand", does that mean he won't be included in the Social Studies textbook under another "strand"?  With that said, I think Armstrong definitely qualifies as a scientist. 

true.  if they emphasized him in the History section would be fine, depending on how they wanted to restructure their subjects.

But I don't see how rocket science, space exploration, and lunar composition isn't part of a science book.  Certainly Apollo 11, and its crew, fit into that discussion.

[Mechaman]

Anyone still against Texas' succession plans?

Yes, states don't have the right to succeed.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

I guess I don't understand.  What the hell is a "science strand?"

As part of an effort to standardize education, states create blueprints for what students should be required to learn in each given school year.  They're frequently written in outline form.

2. Physics - Students should recognize physics as the study of matter and energy
   2.1  Classical Mechanics
       2.1.1 Velocity - Students should be able to calculate an object's velocity given information about distance traveled and time.
       2.1.2 Acceleration - Students should be able to define acceleration as a change in velocity.
       2.1.3 Momentum - Students should be able to...

The above is a science strand.  It tells schools and the designers of text books what MUST be included (and generally, what must be tested pursuant to NCLB) in the curriculum.  For example, based on the above strand, a science exam should include problems relating to the calculation of velocity but should NOT include problems related to the calculation of acceleration, as students are not required to learn that at the given level—they need only understand what acceleration is.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Anyone still against Texas' succession plans?

Yes, states don't have the right to succeed.

I was being sarcastic 

[Mechaman]

Anyone still against Texas' succession plans?

Yes, states don't have the right to succeed.

I was being sarcastic 

So was I right back at ya!

[Stampever]

I guess I don't understand.  What the hell is a "science strand?"

As part of an effort to standardize education, states create blueprints for what students should be required to learn in each given school year.  They're frequently written in outline form.

2. Physics - Students should recognize physics as the study of matter and energy
   2.1  Classical Mechanics
       2.1.1 Velocity - Students should be able to calculate an object's velocity given information about distance traveled and time.
       2.1.2 Acceleration - Students should be able to define acceleration as a change in velocity.
       2.1.3 Momentum - Students should be able to...

The above is a science strand.  It tells schools and the designers of text books what MUST be included (and generally, what must be tested pursuant to NCLB) in the curriculum.  For example, based on the above strand, a science exam should include problems relating to the calculation of velocity but should NOT include problems related to the calculation of acceleration, as students are not required to learn that at the given level—they need only understand what acceleration is.

Thanks Moderate.  That makes sense to me now.

[Tetro Kornbluth]

This is actually reasonable compared to many other things The Texas education system has done...

[Хahar 🤔]

Please please please secede...