[quote=Arraya]…..Religion, ethnicity, race, nationalism, are not only used as points of affinity but developed as walls and division and are grounds of exploitation. Those within a household to the political offices of a nation learn well and communicate these “differences” to their own advantage.

Maybe we should be glad this is not in california’s curriculum.

From U.S., the ABC’s of Jihad
Violent Soviet-Era Textbooks Complicate Afghan Education Efforts

By Joe Stephens and David B. Ottaway
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, March 23, 2002; Page A01
In the twilight of the Cold War, the United States spent millions of dollars to supply Afghan schoolchildren with textbooks filled with violent images and militant Islamic teachings, part of covert attempts to spur resistance to the Soviet occupation.

The primers, which were filled with talk of jihad and featured drawings of guns, bullets, soldiers and mines, have served since then as the Afghan school system’s core curriculum.

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Spot-on, Arraya. And while I am certainly glad that our children’s schoolbooks are devoid of the material mentioned in the article, it’s touching to see that our government is concerned enough to spend millions to ensure that Afghan schoolchildren have the material necessary for a comprehensive learning experience.

I hope that Christine O’Donnell doesn’t see this article. It might give her ideas for her own innovations in education (with a few minor changes) for when she’s elected. Because she WILL be elected. Perhaps not this time around, but eventually.