And Texas becomes even scarier...

[thistlechaser]

Holy crap, Texas. Texas Republican Party Calls For Abstinence Only Sex Ed, Corporal Punishment In Schools, and an end to teaching "higher order thinking skills".

The abstinence only thing is horrible but not surprising.
That they want teachers to be able to hit kids is boggling.
But schools want to stop kids from thinking? Quote:

...they oppose the teaching of "higher order thinking skills" -- a curriculum which strives to encourage critical thinking -- arguing that it might challenge "student's fixed beliefs" and undermine "parental authority."

Yeah. The only way they'll keep their base is to prevent kids from being able to critically think about things and to make decisions for themselves.

This is really, really sad.

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[evilgrayson.livejournal.com]

Dear lord. That's terrifying. Even the first 12 articles on their pamphlet are... terrifying.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Isn't it? I cannot believe that Texas is the same country as the rest of us. ...the rest of us sane people. ...this little section of the country. ...wait, you mean *I'M* the odd man out?

So doomed. D:

[voidmagus.livejournal.com]

Just as bad here in TN. I live 15 minutes from the courthouse where the Scopes Monkey Trial took place.

I'm a scientist. My wife decided a while ago that it isn't safe for me to interact with the local public. She screens people she meets before I'm allowed to interact with them at all.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

A scientist? In TN? Run. Run fast. Run now.

[voidmagus.livejournal.com]

I did run. That's how I got here. I grew up in South Carolina. Slowly moving west, hehe.

For what it's worth, my wife may be offered a job working for a Chocolate company in California in the next year or so. I told her we should seriously consider it - I'm a computer scientist with a background in AI. I hear I can make pretty good in Cali. The living expenses out there are kind of scary compared to where I am now (currently building a 2200 sq ft house walking distance from the delicious-food part of downtown for under 250k)

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

I fully approve of the idea of moving to CA! :D Other than the prices, yeah. I pay more in one month of rent than some of my non-CA friends do in six months of mortgage payments...