Posted by
tohu.vavohu on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 4:15:41 AM
It's getting enough
attention that it's getting a mention in Len Munsil's daily blog: http://www.lenmunsil.com/2006/09/governors_911_memorial_curricu.php. But I didn't want to only point out the extension of the
memorial story. What I wanted to give more focus to is what Len Munsil mentions
towards the end of his blog: "Equally offensive is the Governor’s commission
report on suggested 'K-12 Educational Activities to Commemorate September
11th.'" I had heard about this proposed (if not already in effect (I'm
unaware...)) curriculum on the Liddy and Hill show (http://www.liddyandhill.com/) on the
Patriot (http://www.kknt960.com/). It's
not my favorite show but they do have their moments. Anyway, I have been trying
the last couple of days to find this information to pass it along to you, and in
turn, hope you would spread it to the teachers you know that would find this
offensive. (I mean, this is something coming from our governor that is asking
for another term. This and other things cause serious concern to me.) But
finding the curriculum was to no avail; I didn't have much time to focus the
research and I didn't have the first clue of where to look. But, I noticed a
link in the more detailed story about the memorial (what I linked above), and it
sends you to the official site for the Arizona 9/11 memorial, to the page that
links to the curriculum: http://www.az911memorial.com/Educational%20Curriculum.htm.
On the page, it provides the link to the *.pdf file containing the curriculum:
http://www.ade.state.az.us/sbtl/sdi/September11activities.pdf.
This curriculum, from what I have heard, was hidden deep in the Arizona
Department of Education website, but I am noticing it pretty visible on the home
page now: http://www.ade.state.az.us/. But
anyway...
Very interesting
read if you ask me. I think there may be a sufficient number of teachers that
would be very interested in reading this. I think there may be a sufficient
number of regular people that would be very interested in reading this. I
encourage you, that if you want, to forward this to those you think would be
interested.
I encourage you to read the full blog from Len Munsil if you haven't already, it
points out what is so offensive with the curriculum:
http://www.lenmunsil.com/2006/09/governors_911_memorial_curricu.php.
Update:
Just thought this
additional quote was interesting. I would love to try and get to this memorial
myself to see if there is anything else that might have been accidently
overlooked. Just interesting, very interesting.
Originally sent 9/22/2006 — Update 9/23/2006
Arizona 9/11 memorial. Continuation.
~tohu.vavohu