Thank you TPJ for bringing, Horne, Gerald. The counter-revolution of 1776: slave resistance and the origins of the United States of America. New York University, 2014, to our attention. I am taking the long way before returning to Gerald Home's work.
I was somewhat lost after finishing today's Letter. Only some memories of my Social Stu…
Thank you TPJ for bringing, Horne, Gerald. The counter-revolution of 1776: slave resistance and the origins of the United States of America. New York University, 2014, to our attention. I am taking the long way before returning to Gerald Home's work.
I was somewhat lost after finishing today's Letter. Only some memories of my Social Studies classes in elementary school came to mind. Seeing lean-tos and the Indian's clothing, so different from what we wore wafted into my mind. Feeling patriotic or like a 'Girl Scout' when getting into the Brotherhood spirit as a schoolgirl. It felt good widening our circle of people when in Social Studies classes. The hours there were as mini dramas. There was the sense of play absent from my academic of math and reading classes.
'The department is proposing two priorities to reach low-income students and underserved populations. The Republicans object to the one that encourages “projects that incorporate racially, ethnically, culturally, and linguistically diverse perspectives into teaching and learning.” (The Letter). I want to be in the classes for the low-income students and underserved populations; they sound a lot more interesting. Why aren't classes that incorporate racially, ethnically, etc., diverse perspectives taught to all the children? I would go farther than the Department of Education.
While we will delve into this White v. Other war that the Republicans are waging, doesn't this present a great opportunity for us to learn our American History differently? Won't we 'educated Whites' enjoy taking bites from a revised American History curriculum, in addition to fighting the current Civil War? I'm back to Gerald Home's work, TPJ. Heather is sending us back to school!
Thank you TPJ for bringing, Horne, Gerald. The counter-revolution of 1776: slave resistance and the origins of the United States of America. New York University, 2014, to our attention. I am taking the long way before returning to Gerald Home's work.
I was somewhat lost after finishing today's Letter. Only some memories of my Social Studies classes in elementary school came to mind. Seeing lean-tos and the Indian's clothing, so different from what we wore wafted into my mind. Feeling patriotic or like a 'Girl Scout' when getting into the Brotherhood spirit as a schoolgirl. It felt good widening our circle of people when in Social Studies classes. The hours there were as mini dramas. There was the sense of play absent from my academic of math and reading classes.
'The department is proposing two priorities to reach low-income students and underserved populations. The Republicans object to the one that encourages “projects that incorporate racially, ethnically, culturally, and linguistically diverse perspectives into teaching and learning.” (The Letter). I want to be in the classes for the low-income students and underserved populations; they sound a lot more interesting. Why aren't classes that incorporate racially, ethnically, etc., diverse perspectives taught to all the children? I would go farther than the Department of Education.
While we will delve into this White v. Other war that the Republicans are waging, doesn't this present a great opportunity for us to learn our American History differently? Won't we 'educated Whites' enjoy taking bites from a revised American History curriculum, in addition to fighting the current Civil War? I'm back to Gerald Home's work, TPJ. Heather is sending us back to school!