SBOE Removes Thomas Jefferson, Blames Media
After public outrage about the State Board of Education's removal of Thomas Jefferson from a list of influential philosophers, a clearly irritated board has released a statement complaining of "erroneous" media reports and detailing other references to Jefferson in the social studies standards.
“The only individual mentioned more times in the curriculum standards than Thomas Jefferson is George Washington,” the release, issued Friday, quotes board chair Gail Lowe as saying. “We expect students at the elementary level, in middle school and in high school to study the Founding Fathers and to be well versed in their contributions to our ...
Comments (2)
comalrepublican
Read this article! And then say that this isn't a mis-representation!!!!
http://www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/columnists/jonathan_gurwitz/SBOE_actions_are_not_true_conservatism.html
john01
Even just removing Jefferson from the list of influential thinkers is an historical faux pas, leaving texas student with a view of history that decidedly demotes the influence of the founding fathers in influencing the world affairs of the day. I'd like to know that the texas board has against the founding fathers anyway.