Materials should not encourage or condone civil disorder, social strife or disregard of the law. Instructional materials should present positive aspects of the United States and its heritage.
Instructional materials should present positive aspects of the United States and its heritage.
...yeahhhhh I'm a little creeped out by this. Wtf? Quite frankly history classes are already biased in favor of America because, well, we're in America, so to act like we need to make the teaching of history more "positive" toward America seems pretty damn shady. What the fuck does this "should present positive aspects" mean? Less talk about segregation and the civil rights movement? Of the heinous acts committed against the native people of this land? Of the consequences of our actions abroad?
The faults and injustices of a nation are exactly the part that students SHOULD be taught. The issues and problems and moral questioning surrounding controversial actions the US has taken are exactly what students SHOULD be discussing, debating, and thinking about. So trying to say that history needs to focus on "positive aspects" rubs me the wrong way.
At what point do we cross the line between "teaching" and "indoctrinating"?
I hope that parents speak up as well. I didn't have time to read/watch the full thing, but I'm really pleased to see that all these kids didn't just go home and do nothing, they're all standing there all day getting their message seen. And I hope that their families are supporting them and joining them,
Re: Students protest possible changes to US History curriculum
Instructional materials should present positive aspects of the United States and its heritage.
...yeahhhhh I'm a little creeped out by this. Wtf? Quite frankly history classes are already biased in favor of America because, well, we're in America, so to act like we need to make the teaching of history more "positive" toward America seems pretty damn shady. What the fuck does this "should present positive aspects" mean? Less talk about segregation and the civil rights movement? Of the heinous acts committed against the native people of this land? Of the consequences of our actions abroad?
The faults and injustices of a nation are exactly the part that students SHOULD be taught. The issues and problems and moral questioning surrounding controversial actions the US has taken are exactly what students SHOULD be discussing, debating, and thinking about. So trying to say that history needs to focus on "positive aspects" rubs me the wrong way.
At what point do we cross the line between "teaching" and "indoctrinating"?
I hope that parents speak up as well. I didn't have time to read/watch the full thing, but I'm really pleased to see that all these kids didn't just go home and do nothing, they're all standing there all day getting their message seen. And I hope that their families are supporting them and joining them,