Quote for the Day – Timothy Eagan, New York Times Editorialist

Tim Eagan‘What’s more, this latest Republican-led assault on the intelligence of young people is anti-American. If you believe in American exceptionalism, then empower students with critical thinking skills so they can defend it. Don’t give them a Bible lesson. That’s for church. Take it from James LeGrand, Oklahoma’s History Teacher of the Year in 2014.

“We teach students to think for themselves using primary sources,” he wrote in a blog post. “I’m not going to sugarcoat slavery or whitewash the treatment of Native Americans or ignore Japanese internment.”’  ~~ Timothy Eagan, New York Times Editorialist

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Quote for the Day – Timothy Eagan, New York Times Editorialist quoting John F. Kennedy

‘Or he could take the advice of President John F. Kennedy. He believed in an America “where no religious body seeks to impose its will directly or indirectly upon the general populace or the public acts of its officials.”’ ~~ Timothy Eagan, New York Times Editorialist quoting John F. Kennedy

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