<p>If you have extreme liberalism in your teachers there in Texas, come on up to Indiana!</p>
<p>I think they are, just based on somethings my kids have mentioned about what was said by different teachers. I would not be surprised if they don’t teach what is in those textbooks if they don’t agree with it. </p>
<p>As if we don’t get enough liberal teachers trained in Texas, teach for america is sending a lot of the Ivy league trained liberal elites to Houston. I am quite worried!</p>
<p>MizzBee - What makes your post so funny is … it’s true! Good people those Indianans … but not the best to have a political discussion with. I’ll take a Baylor Grad over that any day.</p>
<p>Lol. My very liberal residential college has about 10 graduates starting in Teach For America this summer/fall. Three in Texas, three in Tennessee, and four spread out in other places (one in Detroit, not sure about the rest). </p>
<p>This will be interesting. Just oy. I burst out laughing when I read it, and then it sank in and I was very sad for future children.</p>
<p>Someone has to teach the conservatives that what they now accept was was a liberal idea- radical for its times. Christianity was once radical. Protestantism was once radical thinking. Christ a was flaming liberal. etc.</p>
<p>Oh my God! This is pathetic and so backwards. Like some sort of cult. I don’t know how to respond…it isn’t a joke?</p>
<p>I don’t think we have to roll things back to the time of Christ. But wouldn’t it be wonderful if we simply returned to America’s golden years … you know, before the automobile, antibiotics and Universal Suffrage.</p>
<p>^ that just won’t work. We make our money selling gas at $100/barrell. We got no buyers without automobiles.</p>
<p>^ Sigh. It’s just SO HARD making everyone happy. OK, the automobile stays but farm equipment goes. (Wow, right back to full employment. Thanks for the suggestion texaspg!)</p>
<p>New Hope, I 'll keep suffrage, along with civil rights and computer technology. I am not a fan of any Golden Age, seeing as I come from workign class roots. My people always worked themselves to the bone, died young from hard work and had too many mouths to feed. </p>
<p>I actually think we have some great teachers in Indiana, but too many school districts encourage teachers to preach intellegent design, etc. Funny thing is, we have more than our share of great colleges. Too bad that Hoosiers educated here leave the state.</p>
<p>mizzbee - why are they leaving? I have family there who seem to be settling after living there 7 or 8 years already.</p>
<p>If we think about what goes into textbooks designed by States and who actually reads them, the education system is to blame for it. We have all these multiple levels of classes, essentially creating three levels of students with regular, honors and AP etc. If you look at honors/AP classes, they probably don’t touch these intelligent design books dreamed up by school boards at all. Essentially we are breaking up kids at a younger age into underachievers and teach them stuff that makes them even dumber?</p>
<p>MizzBee - I think there’s room to negotiate. How about we keep Suffrage, but with the condition that husbands cast votes for their women?</p>
<p>As for university graduates leaving the state, CT has the same problem.</p>
<p>texaspg, they seem to leave for job opportunities. For a state that touts its low tax base and business-friendly environments, the higher the degree the more likely they are to leave. We, as a state, have good education standards, but struggle with college graduation rates. Our general workforce is not as educated as surrounding states. </p>
<p>Also, living in Indiana is not terribly exciting. Although Indianapolis is making strides, it is lacking the energy of a lot of cities. It is hard for people to leave the state, then move back here and not have things like bike lanes, great little urban enclaves with gourmet food, local theater, bike-friendly activities, etc. </p>
<p>And finally, the politics of Indiana can leave a lot to be desired for educated people. Just last year they almost passed anti-evolution teaching, the state is anti-union, and although we have low taxes, we don’t see programs that are bringing quality of life amenities. What is worse is that the entire state often pays for things that only benefit Indianapolis, which eats at those of us who live outside the capital. </p>
<p>Newhope, what will we do with all these smart unmarried women? We are a nation of spinsters and we need the votes as well!</p>
<p>^I am going with newhope’s logic and propose that daddy knows best followed by uncle followed by brother followed by a designated male friend.</p>
<p>Both of your mothers would be ashamed!</p>
<p>I thought Texas K-12 public schools were doing a good job.</p>
<p>Regarding Indiana, the water is different there.</p>
<p>“Although Indianapolis is making strides, it is lacking the energy of a lot of cities.”</p>
<p>That is certainly the perception here. Columbus used to be dead socially, but has rehabilitated itself nicely. But Indianapolis lags in that regard. [Disclaimer: This opinion is based on discussions with friends in the pharmaceutical and software industries who were considering professional relocation.]</p>
<p>Well, our good old “Our Man Mitch”, sarcasm, is taking over the reins at Purdue come January. Know lots of graduates and most are not too happy. But, I live near MizzBee, and we are not as conservative as many parts of the Hoosier State.</p>
<p>Not a parent here, but a Hoosier/Hoosier-educated grad. I’m leaving the state because I couldn’t find a job! I’d gladly live in Indy, but couldn’t find anything. Nada. Zilch. Zippo.</p>
<p>When you travel to other states and speak with people, you find that everyone is looking for the same things for their families and communities. There are community variations of course … just as there are community variations within cities. The Nursing home in DW’s hometown is jointly run by the town and local churches. It provides an exceptional environment at low cost. It would be illegal in my state, where conglomerates hold the majority of licenses, and costs run $50K plus annually. On the other hand, I don’t have to leave the city limits to get a sandwich or an ice cream cone … items that are not available in DW’s home town.</p>