Let’s go ahead and document the evolution of the Resources page, so no one forgets how bad the recommendations once were. Original Resource Page Using the Wayback Machine (the webtool that takes a snapshot of a website at random times), we can see that by September 2020, the District fully endorsed a slate of applied […]
EISD Resources Page . . . Now with 100% Fewer Resources!
Hey! Hip Hip Hooray! Big shout-out to those of you in the Eanes community who, for the past year or two, have been pushing back against the School Board’s attempt to introduce applied Critical Race Theory into the District.. Look! Check out what’s happened on the EISD Resources webpage! This webpage originally included a list of books […]
The Logic of the Bugblatter Beast
In the book The Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy, there’s a creature called the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal. This creature is so mind-bogglingly stupid that it believes that if you can’t see it, it can’t see you. What makes this funny is the absurdity of that logic. If you can’t see it, it can’t […]
The Tomato-Ketchup Analogy
In the last couple posts, we’ve looked at how the members of the School Board are being purposely obtuse. Parents are not asking if the theory of Critical Race Theory (CRT) is being taught to students. Instead, parents are trying to find out if CRT is being applied in the District. But the School-Board members pretend they don’t understand the question: […]
In His Own Words
In the Montessori analogy, we looked at a direct quote from Dr. Gooden (the District’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion consultant). If you’d like to hear his words for yourself, they are from the Eanes School Board Special Meeting on May 11, 2021. Fast forward to the 2:11:11 mark. If you prefer to read his words, they are […]
The Montessori Analogy, Part 2
The members of the Eanes School Board are either weasels or bricks. Too harsh? Maybe. We know the members of the School Board are probably well-intentioned people—parents, neighbors, local business owners—trying to make the District better. They are giving their time and energy to the community. In the abstract, we appreciate their effort. Perhaps we should cut them […]
The Montessori Analogy
Weasels and Bricks. The Eanes School-Board members have repeatedly said that Critical Race Theory is not being taught in Eanes. This is not true. To be charitable, I don’t think all of them are lying. It’s possible that some are just woefully uneducated about the implications of what they’re doing. But I’m not sure that’s better than lying. They’re members […]
Welcome!
In Eanes ISD, the last year has been a contentious one, with conversation after conversation about Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Despite strong opposition, the leaders of the District continue to steamroll concerned parents and implement divisive policies. All the while, those leaders—Superintendent Tom Leonard, the seven members of the School […]