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Luckily, that is from 2010 and they have since managed to change again the process of approval for the better. We will still have bad texts, but since individual school districts in Texas can choose, they don't have to follow the state guidelines.
It sounds deplorable to me. I think many (not all but many) Americans would also be irate at such an inaccurate depiction of slavery.
Could it be that the book "sugar coats' everything and expects the classroom teacher to provide more information? Or is that school district afraid to use any text book that could be controversial? Perhaps the district feels that 11 year olds are too young to learn the facts about US history? If it was my nephew, I would go with his parents to the school to make further inquires about that text book.
If they explain slavery that incorrectly I would seriously be concerned about the accuracy of other topics as well.
I think the OP should discuss this with the child's parents and let them handle it regarding the child's teacher. If the OP wants to make a complaint to the school over the text, that's fine, but I wouldn't drag the kid into it.
Um, he last responded at 9:31 last night, so yes, he HAS been back. He said it was his nephew's book so I assume he has to go to that nephew's house in order to check on the book. He's also been a C-D member since 2007 -- he's not a one-shot poster.
OP, you can tell you have a lot of us very curious!
My nephew attends a private catholic school in San Antonio, Tex. I asked my nephew to bring me the book over next week. It was a 3 day weekend for him, so he didn't bring the book home with him on Thursday.
Seems strange to depict slavery in such a benign manner. I was taught about George Washington being unable to tell a lie, yet in later years there were objections to this sweet story. Like so many other areas in the 21st Century, opinions enter in and are presented as fact. Very annoying.
Perhaps things are sugar coated for the younger grades? I learned about Hitler and the Nazis in WWII a bit by the time I was 11 years old, but it wasn't until I was a sophomore in high school that I learned about the horrible atrocities committed that, to this day, still gives me nightmares.
Yeah, but teaching the Holocaust without showing gruesome pictures of mass graves to elementary schoolers is a little different than outright Holocaust denial. And if there is a textbook that actually details that slaves were "workers" and plantation owners were "managers," that's akin to outright denial of slavery. "Workers" overseen by a "manager" can quit and go get another "job."
Again, I would REALLY like more information on this book.
Still waiting on the title and publication information...
I'm sorry that I haven't gotten back with you. I live in Calif and go back to San Antonio about every month-month and a half. I'm due there again in early June. I'll get back to you.
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