“Expert Panel” Reviewing Texas Social Studies Curriculum Not All Experts
Vince Leibowitz | Jul 07, 2009 | Comments 2
By now, you are no doubt familiar with the so-called Expert Panel the State Board of Education has appointed to review Social Studies Curriculum in Texas.
As we have noted before, the panel isn’t all experts. A couple are simply right-wing demagogues and religious zealots–hardly the kind of “experts” we need telling Texas teachers what to teach students.
This week, the first set of “reviews” undertaken by the expert panel were released. Over the next few hours, we’ll be bringing you several posts that show exactly why two of the members on the panel are (a) not experts and (b) the wrong choices for such a panel. Stay tuned.
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