EXACTLY ! ~ What is taught ...in the beginning, the young in schools are taught nothing about the early beginnings of our country. This, it is believed, was put in motion in the early 1950’s. This was seen around 1953-4 and lack of this education continued to rise with each passing year. We were not taught about our government, why it was formed in such a way. We were not taught about the true meaning of Thanksgiving. It was not until the true value of this Day was heard on Rush’s show that it was personally known. EVERY YEAR THAT STATES MUST RELY ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR FUNDS is a year they turn local schools over to FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THE FEDS then make the rules and regulations which must be followed or else. An entire generation has been ignored...and we are now living the results. Day by day..in America we see the pitfalls and the failures. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT should keep its nose out of states affairs...and above all else...OUT OF OUR SCHOOLS.
Yep!
Mostly true. I do know what I learned in high school social studies classes (late 70s and early 80s) and what I taught in my social studies classes in the late 80s/early 90s and again in the mid 2000s and again a few years ago. I haven’t taught social studies in a few years but I know the curriculum has changed drastically! from elementary to high school.
The last time I taught Social Studies, 2010 school year, the curriculum was still such that 7th grade was US history/The Constitution...We spent tons of time on the Constitution. The Curriculum changed and now 6 and 7 grade is primarily World Cultures with 7th grade being religions...mostly Islam. 8th grade is the American Revolution/Civil War mostly. Common Core also changed things in Elementary and Middle School education.
High school is still mostly U.S. History (here anyway). That’s changing too just not as quickly.
Another thing...now every class is discussing “current events” and I teach two classes and aide for four...so I was told to discuss the Paris terrorism in my 8th grade high school Algebra Class and 7th grade accelerated pre algebra class...um no. We do math in my math classes. I leave the other stuff to the other classes. But, my students wanted to talk about it. I bit my tongue as much as I’m capable, lol. Surprisingly, the kids were spot on in their concerns, fears, opinions, facts, etc.
As an aside, concerning federal funds that you mentioned, yes our classes have discussed this too when it pertains to school funding/class attendance. At least these kids are getting it that it’s not about them, the Union isn’t about them, the Teachers somewhat aren’t about them, the School Board isn’t about them, the Admin isn’t about them...it’s all about the funding.
Islam and Paris Terrorism...my youngest daughter (who is my clone and who I worry about constantly) proved she does listen and learned some lessons we taught her. Last week, every single class (except her Calculus class, Genetics class and Accounting class...hmmm) made a week long discussion/writing assignment about the Paris Terrorism/Islam/Multi Culturalism/Syrian Refugees (mostly)/immigration issues. English, Sociology, Health, Marketing and Sales, World Cultures (which is an elective too)and music appreciation (yep) all focused the lessons on the Syrian Refugee issue/Paris Terrorism.
She was called out in her marketing class, sociology class, health class....what does this have to do with marketing and health? I can see sociology, lol. She was called out in her classes in regards to race relations (re blacks)...and Islam...she gave a scathing speech and wrote a scathing essay on the hypocrisy of the separation of Islam and FGM concerning how the teachers were hypocrits for refusing to acknowledge that FGM is a part of Islam and how can they support Islam yet fight against FGM when it’s a part of the religion of Islam...How can they say Islam is ok when they fight against just about every tenet of the religion. How can they say we should accept Syrian Refugees when most are NOT orphans and widows but young, strong men.
She called them(the teachers, admin, government) hypocrites numerous times. I was impressed and proud.