Louisiana's schools

This does not reflect well on Bobby Jindal.

Here’s what 8th graders in Louisiana know, for sure, about the 1960s rabble-rousers better known as hippies (emphasis mine):

They went to Canada or European countries to escape being drafted into military service.

They went without bathing, wore dirty, ragged, unconventional clothing, and deliberately broke all codes of politeness or manners. Rock music played an important part in the hippie movement and had great influence over the hippies. Many of the rock musicians they followed belonged to Eastern religious cults or practiced Satan worship.

 How do they know it? Because their history textbook — “America: Land I Love” — told them so!

Dirty hippie-gate is just one of many reasons the quality of the Louisiana school system’s voucher program has been called into question. Other schools involved in the program have taught students that dragons are real and that, except for the whole owning human beings as property thing, slave owners were actually pretty nice guys.

Considering the egregiousness of a textbook extolling the community service works provided by the Ku Klux Klan, calling hippies smelly Satan worshipers feels benign in comparison. All the same, it doesn’t belong in a history book.

A Louisiana state court declared the voucher program unconstitutional in December 2012, but the state is currently appealing that decision.

In the meantime, enjoy this helpful illustration about hippies.

Satan? Heck, I was still technically a Lutheran.

Comments

[ケイトスペード バッグ]

I'm truly enjoying the design and layout of your site. It's a very easy on the eyes which makes it much more pleasant for me to come here and visit more often. Did you hire out a designer to create your theme? Exceptional work! [url=http://osdi.org/katespadeseeru.biz01.html]ケイトスペード バッグ[/url] ケイトスペード バッグ

[AMORE DOLCE-アモーレドルチェ腕時計]

Hey! I'm at work browsing your blog from my new iphone 4! Just wanted to say I love reading through your blog and look forward to all your posts! Keep up the great work!
AMORE DOLCE-アモーレドルチェ腕時計

[Gucci公式サイト]

Hey would you mind sharing which blog platform you're working with? I'm looking to start my own blog in the near future but I'm having a difficult time selecting between BlogEngine/Wordpress/B2evolution and Drupal. The reason I ask is because your design seems different then most blogs and I'm looking for something unique. P.S Apologies for getting off-topic but I had to ask!
Gucci公式サイト

[nalukdo.com]

Hello I am so happy I found your blog page, I really found you by accident, while I was researching on Aol for something else, Anyways I am here now and would just like to say many thanks for a incredible post and a all round interesting blog (I also love the theme/design), I don’t have time to go through it all at the moment but I have bookmarked it and also included your RSS feeds, so when I have time I will be back to read much more, Please do keep up the great work.
nalukdo.com

[ディーゼル 時計 アウトレット]

Fantastic site you have here but I was curious about if you knew of any community forums that cover the same topics discussed here? I'd really like to be a part of group where I can get opinions from other experienced individuals that share the same interest. If you have any recommendations, please let me know. Thanks a lot!
ディーゼル 時計 アウトレット

[ベルトルイヴィトン]

This design is wicked! You obviously know how to keep a reader entertained. Between your wit and your videos, I was almost moved to start my own blog (well, almost...HaHa!) Fantastic job. I really enjoyed what you had to say, and more than that, how you presented it. Too cool!
ベルトルイヴィトン

[ADIDAS 通販 レディース]

My partner and I stumbled over here different web page and thought I might as well check things out. I like what I see so i am just following you. Look forward to looking over your web page for a second time.
ADIDAS　通販 レディース