How Texas is Whitewashing Civil War History

this why can't have nice things.

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this fall, texas schools teach students moses played bigger role in inspiring constitution slavery did in starting civil war. lone star state’s new social studies textbooks, deliberately written play down slavery’s role in southern history, not threaten texans — pose danger schoolchildren on country.

texas board of education adopted revised social studies curriculum in 2010 after fierce battle. when came social studies standards, conservatives championing causes focus on biblical underpinnings of our legal system whitewashed picture of race in united states won out. guidelines teaching civil war history particularly concerning: teach “sectionalism, states’ rights , slavery” — ordered stress first 2 , shrug off last — caused conflict. come august, first textbooks catering changed curriculum make way texas classrooms.

alarming 150 years after civil war’s end children learning slavery was, 1 texas board of education member put in 2010, “a side issue.” no serious scholar agrees. every additional issue @ play in 1861 secondary slavery — not other way around. distorting history, texas tells students dishonest , damaging story united states prevents children understanding country today. troubling, texas’s standards affect more texans: state second-largest in nation, means books designed students may find way schools elsewhere, too.

school districts , publishing companies work around misguided guidelines, take gumption. though 2011 law allows texas schools teach textbooks board has not pre-approved, buying state’s shopping list simpler. , big publishing companies unlikely deviate standards dictated such huge market. nice if publishers sacrificed bit of profit preserve academic integrity , if schools purchased books meet higher standards of honesty. true onus better lies texas policymakers decide students should taught.

texas in company when comes weak history standards. many other state guidelines vague or confusing, , allow uneven teaching. yet texas rare brazenly political way board members devised curriculum.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...68226c-2415-11e5-b77f-eb13a215f593_story.html

 

no surprise, they're taking page out of faux news playbook , fabricating own set of facts. no different ahmadinejad denying holocaust ever happened , existence of homosexuals in iran.

 

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