Frothingslosh
Premier Pale Stale Ale
- Local time
- Today, 18:09
- Joined
- Oct 17, 2012
- Messages
- 3,276
Admitting that I did not read the links - but is this about the common core curriculum or about a single World Government?
I realize that threads can migrate from one topic to the next - but I just want to know what we're talking about.
I haven't been in elementary school since before JFK was President - so I don't have much to add about common core - but I will say that every time someone complains about it and gives an example (such as using the concept of the number line to learn addition and subtraction) it seems like a very good and intuitive approach and far better than the "cookbook" method that we were taught.
If we're talking World Government, then I'm all for it, as long as:
It's a constitutional republic, with elected representatives;
We can keep all the basic freedoms we're used to in the US;
American English is the national language (too late for me to learn any other);
Eastern Standard Time is how we set our clocks (too late for me to change my circadian rhythms);
The US $ is the national currency (too late for me to figure out the value of a Euro or a Pound);
SI units would be okay but I really prefer Imperial units because I'm used to them;
And the Hot Dog is the national snack food (I guess Tacos or Falafel would be okay too).
So I'm all for it as long as I don't have to change anything.
Welp, that's it. As far as some of our members are concerned, you've outed yourself as part of the Liberal Conspiracy To Destroy America (tm).
Welcome to the organization. An email with instructions on the Secret Handshake (c 1776 - The Illuminati) will be forthcoming.