rindawriter

>This sort of thing distresses me beyond measure to think about. I felt sick reading about it.

Posted : Mar 29, 2007 04:58

Anonymous

>Brilliant line, Roger.

Posted : Mar 28, 2007 03:43

Kelly Fineman

>Color me perplexed. What is Black History month if you can't talk about the bad stuff? Because seriously, even MLK and Harriett Tubman were oppressed.

And Marilyn Nelson's book is a work of staggering genius.

Posted : Mar 28, 2007 01:04

Angela

>*seethes*

whywhywhywhywhywhy

Posted : Mar 27, 2007 10:59

Anonymous

>I don't know whether to laugh or cry. This is so *status quo* in many American schools. Keep the students sheltered from the real events of the past and present, so as to not make them question the U.S. and its policies.

This is no different than the showlace experiment, used to sheld students from the true emotional and social and political issues of that time.

What too about the U.S's historical treatment of Native Americans? Women? The victims of Hurricane Katrina? The Iraqis? The list is far longer.

Maybe the justification is that teachers can't make the students feel bad, and possibly hurt their self-esteem. Au shucks...give then all "A's" while you're at it too. Maybe it makes for stronger citizens.

And by flipping blame to Emmett Till himself by implying that his death was deserved because he apparently whistled, thus causing "sexual abuse", is beyond ugly.

Hey students out there...U.S. history is filled with examples of overt brutality. Both past and present. At the rate and direction we're going, the future may be no different.

We need to thoroughly teach these examples of history in order to bring awareness and knowledge to the students, in order that we have some hope for the future of this country.

M (happily homeschooling)

Posted : Mar 27, 2007 08:10