The folks up in Collin County *want* to be stupid.
I recently talked to a very angry student from CCCCD who's
taking a Freshman philosophy class.
Several times over the last semester, the topic brushed upon
matters of Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism.
Each time, according to the student, the teacher had to stop the
conversation and tell the kids "I cannot allow any discussion of
eastern religions."
The student - a very precocious little fireball - tried to force
the issue. Each time, the teacher gave the same statement -
word for word.
Finally, the "teacher" pulled the student aside and asked that
the topic not come up again. When the student asked why, the
teacher said that it's the college, not he, that disallows
discussion of Eastern religions. He very much wants to discuss
it, but if he does, he'll lose his job.
This probably has something to do with how Plano became the
Heroin capital of Texas, even though it has one of the highest
per-capita incomes in the state.
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