Thank god for media matters.org......I know, by now, that Bill-O is one of those 'journalists' that regards the truth as a decent jumping-off-point. It just seems that he--and he is not the only one--has no regard for the truth, actual research, or the implications of his statements. In my many conversations with people who have different view-points from mine, I have heard them say they like Bill-O because he 'tells it like it is'. He tells it like it is--TO HIM! This is abundantly true in his comments on education.
What are these studies? It is so convienient that the actual names of the studies and the people who published them are completely absent. It may be true that there are more liberals in academia, but that does not show an anti-American curriculum. It is about time--don't you think--that history is taught from multiple viewpoints than just the rich white male? This perspective has guided the path of history curriculum for long enough. If the goal should be to educate our children and teach them how to consider different points of view and ask questions and think for themselves, then do we not want to teach them history that does not always present America or Western culture, for that matter, in an over-glorified light. Oh wait, that's right, independent thought is dangerous.
People like Bill-O seem to not only not care about real education, the seem to favor a system that is dumbed down all in the name of furthering the status quo. They fear change and the potential a power strongly argued point of view could yield. Bill-O and your followers, maybe try teaching before you bitch and complain about the methods and the subject matter.
~casey
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