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primordial-rectitude:

Demand To Remove All References To Slavery Or Genocide

In other words, the request is to remove all references to slavery or genocide from American history textbooks, so as not to besmirch the reputation and standing of the Founding Fathers.

This sounds similar to moves made in other states, notably Texas.

The Texas Textbook War

As I wrote here, last March the Texas Board of Education approved a social studies curriculum for its textbooks that puts a conservative stamp on history and economics, stresses the superiority of American capitalism, questions the Founding Fathers’ commitment to a separation of church and state, emphasizes the role of Christianity in the nation’s founding, and generally presents Republican political philosophies in a positive light.

This a dangerous trend, and needs to be stopped.

Teaching should not be about presenting children with a biased viewpoint and not allowing them to question it. For me, the  joy of teaching lies in giving my students all the available information and letting them make up their own minds about what they think is right. 

Read more: http://www.care2.com/causes/tenn-tea-party-demands-slavery-removed-from-textbooks.html#ixzz1kLH3aaVn

READ. MORE. ZINN.

I’m with Rarity on this one.

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