People didnt die so we could erase them. Bravo! Thank you for your voices!! What? Upgrade education policy to instate history books to teach students a history portrayed in a better light? A one-sided hegemonic history of patriarchy, violence, killing, oppression, domination, control, abuse, war, genocide, rape, burning of women, pillaging the earth, wiping out entire languages, cultures and species? Oh wait . . . Yeah, thats The Great Unraveling. Thats an old story. I dont buy it. Our youth doesnt buy it. Kids in several states are organizing with the support of their families to stop what is happening because it just aint right - and theyre calling out for help to raise awareness to this issue and to gain support. Please help our future by helping to share the word and to get involved if you feel the call. What can you do? The school board proposal that triggered the walkout calls of instructional materials that present positive aspects of the nation and its heritage. It would establish a committee to regularly review texts and course plans, starting with Advanced Placement history, to make sure materials “promote citizenship, patriotism, essentials and benefits of the free-market system, respect for authority and respect for individual rights” and don’t “encourage or condone civil disorder, social strike or disregard of the law.” “Students at my school plan to walk out of classes in protest of the Jeffco school board’s new proposed Advanced Placement U.S. History Curriculum Revision Committee which aims to teach students to become more ‘patriotic’ and less ‘rebellious’ by portraying the history of our country in a better light,” Arvada West High School senior Jack Shefrin said in a statement. denver.cbslocal/2014/09/23/jeffco-students-plan-to-protest-history-proposal/
Posted on: Sun, 02 Nov 2014 17:26:29 +0000
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