Watching the Masters golf tournament and the commercials by big oil concerning how we need more education in math and science made me wonder about why big oil doesn't encourage more education in government and history? Maybe a little history about Teddy Roosevelt busting up Standard Oil in the early 1900's would be a good starter. Is it any wonder that when old governments are replaced that the new governments start with a new educational format. Often the old teachers are jailed or killed and then the new thrust in education begins. This happened in the Bush takeover(he didn't kill the teachers but he made them the scapegoats). He pounced on education because his boys saw that it was being pounced on by everyone else including some very powerful Democrats. He seemed to move toward equalizing education in the same way that water runs down hill. He's made education move downward towards the worst examples. And it just keeps on getting bad reviews. I think making math and science the key to learning keeps us ignorant about the misuse, corruption, and deception of our federal, state, and local government.
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