Highland Deac
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The new GOP Social Studies curriculum - guaranteed to promote patriotism and not be racially divisive!
That last part is at the core of the conservative argument. White is right. That's why even if jhmd and Junebug don't actually think this is a big deal, they have to fight because if we challenge the dominant white history narratives to include other viewpoints, what will we do next? Challenge white supremacy in our society.
I look forward to Brad posting more bombshells from Mr. Rufo. This one shook me to my core.
Weird response. Which of the prohibitions of the anti-CRT law do you think is violated by teaching that the preservation of slavery was one of the motivations of the defenders of the Alamo?
What are your arguments about that assertion?
The assertion that the preservation of slavery was one of the motivations of the defenders of the Alamo?
I'm just an armchair historian, but I was familiar with that claim. I don't know enough about it to know whether there is academic consensus on that point, but if there is (or something remotely close to it) then teach it, by all means, especially in Texas.
Despite your (and Ph's) efforts to claim otherwise, I don't subscribe to the notion that we should hide from our history.
But just to be safe, we should tear down statues of historical figures.
Why would you want statues of enslavers and those who fought for slavery?
There were some Southern white abolitionists. You can honor them instead without feeling like you’re betraying your heritage.
Despite your (and Ph's) efforts to claim otherwise, I don't subscribe to the notion that we should hide from our history.
Maybe not, but you’re happy to let your party legislate it on your behalf if it nets you some judges in the deal.
The culture wars are always, at some level, battled out within schools, historians say.
“It’s because they’re nervous about broad social things, but they’re talking in the language of school and school curriculum,” said one historian of education. “That’s the vocabulary, but the actual grammar is anxiety about shifting social power relations.”
It would be nice, for the sake of discussion, if Wakebored could address the notion that 6-7 of the 8 provisions in the OK law are already prohibited by federal anti-discrimination laws.
Notice how Junebug hasn't explained his issue with CRT and wants to center the discussion around the anti-CRT position. He centers white reactionary anger instead of multiracial scholarship.