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A Boring Dystopia

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President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on the elimination of the U.S. Department of Education. Now, State Superintendent Ryan Walters is enthusiastically preparing Oklahoma schools for just that. A memo was sent to superintendents across the state on Thursday.

Walters says his department is “preparing to work hand in hand with an incoming Trump Administration to continue the work of dismantling the federal government’s decades of undue influence over public education.”

The memo supports eliminating the federal education department in favor of moving to block grants.

Walters outlines five areas where he sees this as beneficial for Oklahoma schools: Parental rights, ending social indoctrination in classrooms, protecting patriotism in curriculum, stopping illegal immigration’s impact on schools and blocking foreign influence.

The memo also says the state department will be directing its resources to ensure those priorities are championed so schools can smoothly transition after the coming changes.

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[–] [email protected] 62 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So much for an educated electorate. I hate this country more than ever.

[–] FenrirIII 13 points 1 month ago

It's about to become much less educated

[–] Stovetop 41 points 1 month ago (2 children)

...ending social indoctrination in classrooms, protecting patriotism in curriculum...

Does not compute.

[–] Poach 21 points 1 month ago

Literally something out of The Onion. What a world we live in.

[–] gerbler 15 points 1 month ago

We're beyond parody. These ghouls can spew this with a straight face and their little piggies will eat it up without a second thought.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 month ago

Let the (additional) brainwashing begin... Fucks sake. How is this reality?

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That will work great for them right up until colleges refuse to recognize their student's diplomas and have them take additional tests for admission.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's nice that you think these States are going to produce anyone who could consider post-secondary education

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The rest of our tax dollars will have to support these eventual adult uneducated ...

Tbc: people who need support should get it.

[–] brygphilomena 18 points 1 month ago

This is far from boring. It's terrifying.

[–] justdoitlater 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

USA is going to go through a very dark path.

[–] bamfic 2 points 1 month ago

Lol going? Been on it a while

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Walters outlines five areas where he sees this as beneficial for Oklahoma schools:
Parental rights

Ok

Ending social indoctrination in classrooms

So far so good....

protecting patriotism in curriculum, stopping illegal immigration’s impact on schools

Wait..... didn't you just say you were gonna end that?

[–] NotMyOldRedditName 12 points 1 month ago

That's why they also wanna get rid of critical thinking skills.