to hire graduates of Tennessee's educational system?
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Aladdin Industries makers of the famous Stanley thermos bottles,
headquartered in Nashville
Alcoa, Inc. the world's largest producer of aluminum, based in Alcoa,
TN
AutoZone based in Memphis
B
Bush Brothers & Co. makers of Bush's Baked Beans, headquartered in
Knoxville
C
Chattanooga Bakery Inc. makers of Moon Pie snacks based in Chattanooga
Church of God international headquarters in Clevland, TN
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store based in Lebanon
Crye-Leike Realtors the nations 10th largest real estate company,
based in Memphis
D
Dollar General Stores based outside of Nashville
E
Elo TouchSystems, Inc. The inventors of the touchscreen. Company was
founded in Oak Ridge, TN, now headquartered in Menlo Park, CA
F
FedEx Corp. based in Memphis
First Horizon National Corp. based in Memphis
First Tennessee Bank based in Memphis
G
George A Dickel Company makers of Tennessee Whiskey based in Tullahoma
Gibson USA makers of Gibson guitars, headquartered in Nashville
Goodys Family Clothing headquartered in Knoxville
H
Hospital Corp. of America based in Nashville
I
IdleAire Technologies Corp. based in Knoxville
J
Jack Daniels Distillery makers of Tennessee Whiskey based in Lynchburg
JFG Coffee based in Knoxville
K
Krystal Hamburger Company small, square, hot, and headquartered in
Chattanooga
L
Louisiana Pacific based in Nashville
M
MasterCraft based in Vonore
Mayfield Dairy Farms makers of the best tasting ice cream in the
world, headquartered in Athens, TN
McKee Foods makers of Little Debbie snacks based in Collegedale
N
O
O'Charleys based in Nashville
P
Perkins Restaurant and Bakery based in Memphis
Pilot Corp. based in Knoxville
Purity Dairies makers of dairy products, great taste, pure and simple,
headquartered in Nashville
Q
R
Ruby Tuesday based in Maryville
S
Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital located in Memphis
Shoney's Restaurant headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., and owns,
operates and franchises more than 291 restaurants in 19 states.
Smoky Mountain Knife Works the world's largest knife showplace
headquarters in Sevierville
Standard Candy Co. makers of the Goo Goo Cluster, based in Nashville
Sun Records famous rock and roll record maker started in Memphis,
headquartered in Nashville
T
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) nations largest public power company,
headquarters in Knoxville
On Apr 16, 10:39 am, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Tennessee Decides It is Not Backward Enough
>
> In the beginning, there was light. But then we became dim bulbs.
>
> ***
>
> The other day, I saw two articles highlighted, separately, in the same
> publication. One mentioned that cases of dementia are destined to grow
> dramatically in America in coming years. The other explained how the
> state of Tennessee is intent on making students more stupid.
>
> Tennessee has now passed a law permitting teachers to present students
> with alternatives to well-known scientific principles. The bill easily
> passed both houses of the legislature, and the governor let it become
> law without his signature.
>
> Presumably he realized that he was in a difficult position—but aren't
> we all? Louisiana has a similar law, and who knows what state will be
> next.
>
> Why worry about our older citizens losing their minds on the one hand,
> while we're rotting the minds of our children, voluntarily? Per Slate:
>
> The new law bars schools and administrators from prohibiting teachers
> from "helping students understand, analyze, critique, and review in an
> objective manner the scientific strengths and scientific weaknesses of
> existing scientific theories covered in the course being taught." But,
> as the effort's critics have been quick to point out, the only
> examples the legislation gives of "controversial" theories are
> "biological evolution, the chemical origins of life, global warming,
> and human cloning."
>
> …The law's supporters, including the Knoxville-based Center for Faith
> and Science International, argue that it promotes critical thinking
> skills. But opponents, who include the American Association for the
> Advancement of Science, Tennessee Education Association, the American
> Civil Liberties Union, and the National Association of Biology
> Teachers, argue that the new rules are essentially allowing teachers
> to depict evolution and global warming as scientifically controversial
> subjects, when the actual controversy surrounding them comes from the
> political and religious spheres, not from scientists.
>
> Probably, soon, challenges to the earth being round…will get a good airing.
>
> Not just an airing—America specializes in repackaging, artfully, the
> most improbable scenarios. Just as George W. Bush became a
> "compassionate conservative" and making life even harder for poor
> mothers with small children became "welfare reform," one
> Christian-preferring God planning the world, warts and all, for the
> rest of us, gets labeled "intelligent design."
>
> Keep in mind that Tennessee is the state that in 1925 held the
> infamous Scopes Trial—in which a high school science teacher was
> convicted of violating a law prohibiting the teaching of evolution.
> (The conviction was overturned, but only on a technicality.)
>
> With almost no national conversation on these kinds of big steps
> backwards, it is worth asking: in the near-century since the Scopes
> trial, really, how much have we progressed? And who, oh who, will want
> to hire graduates of Tennessee's educational system?
>
> More:http://www.businessinsider.com/tennessee-decides-it-is-not-backward-e...
>
> --
> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> Have a great day,
> Tommy
>
> --
> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> Have a great day,
> Tommy
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