I’m fine with teaching ACTUAL history of slavery in America
I can promise you we learn more about slavery in history than we do most other important historical elements. My public education for history in the South was probably about 25% slavery/Civil War, 25% WW2, maybe 10% Revolutionary War, then the rest was all pre-America.
The fact that Vietnam is barely talked about and Korea is cut completely is a far bigger problem than what we are doing with slavery. Unless said problem is we are teaching it too much, of which I'd agree.
I agree. I graduated in 99 and we were taught about slavery along with other parts of U.S. history but at least it wasn’t taught in a way to make people feel guilty. I do think whenever they do teach about slavery they should also go into the world history of slavery because US slavery was just an extension of what was already going on and the role African leaders played.
I do agree that too much time is spent dwelling on it. I tell people they are free to read up on it all they want on their own time
Ours was nothing but guilt slinging. I'm from the South, so history class is nothing but white guilt hour. Along with February having dozens of black speakers to add more white guilt (and November they get Indians for more white guilt piling). That's why I think its useless to teach beyond a bare amount, because they aren't capable of doing so without devolving into "and that's why you are bad."
I can promise you we learn more about slavery in history than we do most other important historical elements. My public education for history in the South was probably about 25% slavery/Civil War, 25% WW2, maybe 10% Revolutionary War, then the rest was all pre-America.
The fact that Vietnam is barely talked about and Korea is cut completely is a far bigger problem than what we are doing with slavery. Unless said problem is we are teaching it too much, of which I'd agree.
I agree. I graduated in 99 and we were taught about slavery along with other parts of U.S. history but at least it wasn’t taught in a way to make people feel guilty. I do think whenever they do teach about slavery they should also go into the world history of slavery because US slavery was just an extension of what was already going on and the role African leaders played.
I do agree that too much time is spent dwelling on it. I tell people they are free to read up on it all they want on their own time
Ours was nothing but guilt slinging. I'm from the South, so history class is nothing but white guilt hour. Along with February having dozens of black speakers to add more white guilt (and November they get Indians for more white guilt piling). That's why I think its useless to teach beyond a bare amount, because they aren't capable of doing so without devolving into "and that's why you are bad."
I have come to agree with you. Teach the bare bones and if they want to learn more go to the library or go online