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Posted on 12/01/2009 9:32:57 PM PST by celticchik
I am having an email argument/discussion with my son's social studies teacher. He distributed a study guide about how unfair it was that the founding fathers at the Constitutional Convention did not include African Americans, Native Americans, women and poor people. I discussed with my son who is 12 that the only people who received an education at the time were white wealthy land owning men. I disagree with the use of the word unfair and let the teacher know my feelings politely. It was indicative of the era. Why would we send uneducated people to a meeting to start a government? I simplified it by saying that I wouldn't attempt brain surgery because I do not have medical knowledge. Do you know of any history books written for middle school aged children that are written without a PC agenda?
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You can argue with the teacher until you are blue in the face and you will not change her worldview. My question for you is this: are you going to do the arguing with your child’s educators while your child watches from the sidelines? Or will you equip your child with the right world view and give him tools with which to deal with idiot educators who wish to judge 18th century leaders by using 21st century politically-correct values?
This is a good post. I have nothing against blacks, women, natives or anyone else. Qualified women could probably done a good job setting up some form of government, but the people who set up ours were geniuses with classical educations, something the liberals have destroyed in this country. If you want to see gross ignorance in government by some educated women and men, take a look at Detroit, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Gary, Indiana, South Central LA, Zimbabwe, Kenya, South Africa. What you see is what you get. Color doesn’t matter if you are classically educated and instilled with republican values. See: Rome
Yes. I suggest visiting an antiquarian book shop and purchasing either antique or vintage history books that were published from the 1870’s until about 1950.
These books were written long before “political correctness” infected the country.
I would agree with a previous poster. Don’t engage in an email discussion with the teacher. Teach your child, without dissing another adult, your stance on the issue in an age appropriate manner.
“Fair” is something that comes around once a year and you have to buy a ticket to see it.
I homeschool and use the Abeka social studies materials. They are fabulous.
I think you are trolling, you have three posts during your three months here, all three are threads, two are vanities on the same subject, posted tonight, 30 minutes apart, with two different titles and the third one was a vanity youtube thread.
You have never responded to anyone.
“Fair” is something that comes around once a year and you have to buy a ticket to see it.
That’s what I tell my kids!
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