Oh, Texas

The State Board of Education in Texas voted on Friday to eliminate several historical figures, including Hillary Clinton and Helen Keller, from the state’s social studies curriculum.

  The Hill

And Helen Keller???

So, in Texas history, is Bill Clinton going to be a single man? And, Donald Trump was unopposed in 2016, or will there be a stand-in for debates and election night coverage?

Members of the volunteer work group that made such recommendations to the board said the state requires children to learn about too many historical figures.

Dear God.

They're going to get a shock when they go to college.  Oh, wait.  What am I saying.  These kids aren't going to make it to college.  They'd have to learn about too many things.

So, the volunteer work group was tasked with creating a rubric for grading historical figures to deem who was "essential" to learn about and who wasn't. The group would ponder things like whether the historical figure triggered a watershed change or if he or she were from an underrepresented group.

Nothing watershed about being the first woman to run for president? Nothing underrepresented in being blind and deaf?

Maybe those were each one of the few points they both earned...

Clinton reportedly scored a five on the 20-point grading rubric, and Keller scored a seven.

Haha. Helen Keller apparently did more in her lifetime that affects the history of this country than Hillary Clinton.  I may have to go back and read up on Keller. 

I wonder how many of the questions required them to be a man.

Though the vote on Friday was preliminary, the board, whose members are elected to represent specific geographical areas, is scheduled to cast a final vote on the decision this coming November.

Sometimes I feel like I've slipped into an alternate dream universe where nothing makes sense.  Oftener by the day.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.