If your goal in life was to sabotage an entire state’s public school system just so you could advance your standing in GOP school privatization theocrat circles, one smart thing to do would be to get rid of all textbooks and simply replace them with the Bible.
Not only would that force sane families to look for public school alternatives, but by replacing standard textbook curriculum with teachings from a 2,000-year-old anthology of myths, legends, and ancient beliefs, the students who are stuck in public schools will become even dumber!
I guess that explains why Ryan Walters is now celebrating the withdrawal of woke textbook companies from Oklahoma!
Check this out:
Eight companies have withdrawn from consideration ahead of an expected vote on math materials next month by the Oklahoma Textbook Committee. The committee must select the approved list of math textbooks for schools to use over the next six years.
Former state officials who were part of the textbook adoption process say the number of vendors withdrawing this year is remarkably high.
As conservative voices continue to scrutinize classroom content, the officials said schools could be left with fewer textbooks that meet the rigorous standard of review in Oklahoma, a small-market state that already has limited leverage with the publishing industry.
That sucks. Back when I was in school, I would have donated my left or right nut to charity to get rid of all math textbooks, or at least put all the answers in the back of the book. I guess this is more proof I was born in the wrong century!