Is SD dropping a block of history instruction from their curriculum, or will early American history be replaced with some other history instruction?
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It appears that the first 100 years of history is not benchmarked with the standards - in other words, there are no standards.
Notice the mention of common core below - those are the standards - national standards - that everyone is protesting.
From article:
http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/education/2015/08/24/history-standards-approved-despite-concerns/32269645/
There is no requirement for teaching the first 100 years of the nation’s history, including the Revolutionary War and the drafting of the U.S. Constitution, but the rewritten standards do give teachers a choice.
That wasn’t the case in the 2006 standards, replaced by Monday’s board action.
“Our current history standards do not even give an option as to whether it’s comprehensive or modern,” board President Don Kirkegaard said. “It’s strictly modern.”
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In addition to history, the revised standards also address geography, government and economics learning, from a student’s first day of kindergarten to the day he earns a diploma.
Under the new standards, social studies lessons will encourage more investigation and analysis, focusing on skills students will need for college and a career, such as critical thinking, problem solving and communication.
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Common Core protesters also criticized the standards in a final public hearing hosted by the board. A vocal group of parents and South Dakota residents who oppose the consortium-adopted math and reading standards have also voiced their opposition to the social studies benchmarks and recently adopted science standards.
The social studies standards too closely resemble national standards, and could lead to teachers using potentially harmful or offensive material in class, they said.
The short answer is that they removed the standards that would require the history of this period to be taught.
TO ALL:
This is a direct result of top down outcome based educational standards through common core.
Reauthorization of ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act)
House and Senate bills have passed and it is in committee. We would have one opportunity to stop this.
Why we need to stop it: It pulls together many of the tyrannical pieces that Obama has imposed - see list below and check out info at the link.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3330525/posts?page=6#6
School based mental health counseling – basically your re-education camp (expanded to the community because of HUD) using behavioral modification techniques.
How new rules for HUD are involved
How Obama’s race database is involved
How making every school all TITLE ONE (at risk students) allows them to use MEDICAID funds. In fact in the audio she mentions Obamacare funds will be used.
How all students will need an IEP (Individual Educational Plan - makes each kid special needs) to be able to attain common core outcome based objectives.