Middleboro Review: This and That!

Monday, July 22, 2013

This and That!

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Gov. Daniels, now president of Purdue University, demanded that @[151141887957:274:Howard Zinn]’s work be hunted down in Indiana schools and suppressed: "The obits and commentaries mentioned his book @[104076659629461:274:A People's History of the United States] is the ‘textbook of choice in high schools and colleges around the country.’ It is a truly execrable, anti-factual piece of disinformation that misstates American history on every page. Can someone assure me that is not in use anywhere in Indiana? If it is, how do we get rid of it before more young people are force-fed a totally false version of our history?" He made this statement in 2010; he and @[100526673914:274:Purdue University] have stated publicly that they stand by it today. They claim it is not an issue of censorship or academic freedom because it is "merely" about K-12! Read and share this article by @[136597079685725:274:Rethinking Schools] editor Bill Bigelow on @[32109457015:274:CommonDreams.org] "Indiana’s Anti-Howard Zinn Witch-hunt": http://bit.ly/1b016DY

Gov. Daniels, now president of Purdue University, demanded that Howard Zinn’s work be hunted down in Indiana schools and suppressed: "The obits and commentaries... mentioned his book A People's History of the United States is the ‘textbook of choice in high schools and colleges around the country.’ It is a truly execrable, anti-factual piece of disinformation that misstates American history on every page. Can someone assure me that is not in use anywhere in Indiana? If it is, how do we get rid of it before more young people are force-fed a totally false version of our history?" He made this statement in 2010; he and Purdue University have stated publicly that they stand by it today. They claim it is not an issue of censorship or academic freedom because it is "merely" about K-12! Read and share this article by Rethinking Schools editor Bill Bigelow on CommonDreams.org "Indiana’s Anti-Howard Zinn Witch-hunt": http://bit.ly/1b016DY

Former Indiana Republican governor Mitch Daniels now president of Purdue University wants to manipulate education. While governor he appointed the board who appointed him president then they increased his pay as a reward for censoring what students can learn about history. I guess Republicans have had so much success manipulating the public through misinformation media like FOX News and Clear channel that corrupting education seemed like a good fit.