Two examples for you. I have two friends who are teachers, one in history, the other in chemistry.
The history teacher is appalled that American history in his school is being de-emphasized in favor of world history. But other than speaking up at meetings - which he has done - he is powerless to stop this.
The chemistry teacher has been told not to use any math in her chemistry class! Yes, you read that right. Her supervisors feel that math will intimidate some students. So math must be eliminated from chemistry.
My chemistry teacher friend feels that teaching her class without using math is a form of malpractice, so she is using math where appropriate. She has been written up for this twice, and expects to be fired at the semester break in February. She will certainly be replaced by someone who will follow the no-math rule better than she did.
So who is at fault here? it's not the teachers. It's the idiotic - and very liberal - school administrators. And the school board members who are too lazy to watch over their district.
I agree with what you said so well. However, I don’t care whose fault it is, the fact remains that the kids are not learning the history of our country. That is tragic if not criminal. And by the way, most if not all school administrators are ex teachers.
I would also blame the parents for allowing this, but they are also products of this same lack of education.
Your story would fit well in this discussion, thank you.
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