They Came for the Schools

One Town's Fight Over Race and Identity, and the New War for America's Classrooms

De: Mike Hixenbaugh

Narrado por: Mike Hixenbaugh

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Fascinating story, engaging listen

As a Texan who has seen some of the effects of Patriot Mobile (but definitely did not understand all the motivation or inner workings), I found this to be incredibly enlightening. The audio was also presented well in a way I found easy to stay engaged with.

Christian Nationalism is Toxic

Very well written book that captured my interest from the first chapter. There is something very wrong with a company funding a PAC to run bigoted candidates for non-paying School Board seats. The unbelievable persecution of students and teachers who dare to be different and dedicated to education made me want to cry.

I worry for my grandchildren should this trend continue. I urge parents to pay attention to your local public schools and who is running your State Department of Education. The deliberate dumbing down of education by these so called “conservatives”is part of a plan that will destroy the U.S.A.

Informative,..scary as hell…a wake up call for ALL Americans

When my son first told me he and his young wife and my grandson were moving to Texas to pursue teaching jobs for better pay I was afraid…and that was twenty years ago! Each year they are down there I get a little more scared. My son is a math teacher & coach and his wife is a librarian. I worry about them daily and look anxiously forward until the day they are able to leave there forever. I don’t understand how a man so morally bankrupt has become the guiding star for so many folks on the right. They are not able able to see and acknowledge their own hypocrisy. I want to ask these folks just one question. Would any of you be supporting Barack Obama the way you are supporting the former president if he were the one on trial in New York? I’m thinking no. The divisiveness of how that “man” has turned neighbor against neighbor, family members against family members is an Adolf Hitler move! The existential threat to our country and our lives is present everywhere but none so apparent as in our schools. Another Hitler tactic. Just ask Steve Bannon who prophesied that school board elections would be a path to “save the nation”. Seriously??? These two immoral, racist, misogynist infidels are who you want as your guiding lights in our schools? Hear this… WE WON’T LET YOU! I believe in our democracy and the separation of church and state. It may not feel like it right now but…THERE ARE MORE OF US THAN YOU!!

The treatment of students by the teachers and administration.

It should be read by everybody who plans to become a teacher. My advice is stay away from Texas and Florida. It is very well written and the Audible version was excellent

Great Write

I loved the story. I am happy it is brought out about how racism has never really gone away but, proud people are strong and stood strong.