And to the headline-writer, these are not “textbooks” in the generally understood sense of the word. They are illustrated storybooks. Both of the ones mentioned in the excerpt look interesting and colorful; if I see them in my local library, I might check them out.
It’s about the eee-vil Americans, no doubt.
And if any kid dared to draw pictures of planes bombing houses they’d be suspended for a week plus have to go to counseling.
th depictions off Islamists b beheading people?
God forbid any of these kids should ever read Shakespeare.
When my youngest one was four, he loved the movie Patton. He had a little plastic toy helmet like the one George C Scott wore in the movie.
We took a picture of him wearing it, standing in front of an American flag and sent it out at Christmas with the message “Greetings from the General”
He loved army guys and video games where he could map out the armies and the strategies. He sid he wanted to be a general, then be president and get his face on the rock (Mt Rushmore)
Then he got into medieval times and the crusades. He did a presentation in second grade on castles and said that when attacked, the people inside would throw dead cows over the wall. The teacher asked him why they did that and he said “Because of the stench.” He also explained how a trebuchet worked. And he could pronounce it better than I.
He also studied WWII in 5th grade. Got him several books on WWII for kids.
Still likes the Knights Templars, but a 16, he wants to write video game.
Anyway, I think the books are fine. Kids need to know history, all of history, not just sugar coated stuff. Heck, if you read the Bible to your kids, there’s a lot of violence and war in there too.
My wife read this to her 3rd graders over the objections of her principal. This was in 06 till she retired in ‘10. She thinks this is an excellent book and lesson for young kids.
And, "We will be truly free," if our Congress and President ever actually thought such a thing, and brought it into reality...which has so rarely actually occured in American history.
Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem who said, "Raze it, raze it, even to the foundation."
O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed. Happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.
Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
~-Psalm 137
Oh Wait we can't have that in schools either :\I just requested these from the library. Interestingly, the catalog listing shows them as Kindergarten or first grade level, not 3rd grade. It looks like the New York curriculum suggestions are for children already a couple grades behind, when they’ve barely begun.
Maybe the curriculum committee should recommend they buy 500,000 copies of “Alpha-Phonics” first, and then hire teachers who can read.