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I made this post over at WoH as it might get into more political issues. Here's the link:http://forum.writersofhistory.com/index.php?topic=175.0
So what are they gonna teach ? Any information about the new History course curriculum ?What are the criteria for chauvinism ?
It sounds like it's more about what they're not going to teach…namely, lessons which are anti-American.
So what are they gonna teach ? Any information about the new History course curriculum ?What are the criteria for chauvinism ?
I think Phid is overly optimistic; it is unlikely that they really have any idea what or how history should be taught... just another knee-jerk reaction so they appear to be doing something to make education better. I've seen that weeding out bias usually means substituting a bias the weeders favor for one they don't; still bias.
I think Phid is overly optimistic; it is unlikely that they really have any idea what or how history should be taught... just another knee-jerk reaction so they appear to be doing something to make education better. I've seen that weeding out bias usually means substituting a bias the weeders favor for one they don't; still bias.
From reading the article, I was under the impression that there were heavy strains of anti-American/pro-Latino interpretations provided in public education in Arizona, including some strains which advocated the overthrow of the American government. I could be wrong about this, but it seems like there must have been something serious which touched this whole thing off.
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From reading the article, I was under the impression that there were heavy strains of anti-American/pro-Latino interpretations provided in public education in Arizona, including some strains which advocated the overthrow of the American government. I could be wrong about this, but it seems like there must have been something serious which touched this whole thing off.
May well be but based on the way education reform works in CA and appears to work (work?!?) at the national level, it is another case of the "halt leading the blind...". Gonna end in the ditch.
I have said it before and I will say it again. If we concentrated on teaching kids the 3 R's in this country instead of shoving politically/ideologically motivated social engineering at them, we as a country would be better off and would have a nation of people that could think for themsleves. The key to fixing education is the basics, not the nuances of the historical interpretation presented to students. Teach them to think for themselves and they will.
