In public schools, America is history

Boston Herald ^ | May 27, 2002 | Don Feder

[I still care]

Excellent article. The only extra point I would make is the deliberate erasure of American history when it makes a politically incorrect point, such as any event involving religion will be absent from most textbooks.

[Patriotic Teen]

I cannot be included in this study. I can tell you most of the where's, why's, how's, and results of our history.

I was given the benefit of an incredibly good education, and at the end of this week, I will be graduating from highschool, with my best subject being American History.

[rebelyell]

Did you go to private school or were you schooled at home?

[basil]

Good for you!

[Bommer]

A simple solution is at hand:

HOMESCHOOL!

[Joe Brower]

Intercepted transmission from the radical left:

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

[cornelis]

And Google works pretty good when you get stuck on account of a public school deficiency. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

[Piquaboy]

Our school system has been taken over by socialist whose primary mission is to destroy the U.S. and is right out of the handbook of Marxism.

[Boxsford]

Okay, so I printed this article out and gave it to my 13 year old to read. First, I asked him what the Monroe Doctrine was intended for and he correctly told me. I'm sure glad we homeschool.

[concerned about politics]

Homeschool.
We include history and science into almost every subject, because the time span and area to cover is so vast ( the public schools include homosexuality and earth worship in every subject.)
Although it's "mandatory" to teach social studies, I certainly don't glorify the subject, nor do I waste much time on it.

[bobg]

MY WIFE AND I HAVE RAISED A NEPHEW WHOSE PARENTS WERE MENTALLY SLOW. WE CHOSE A CHRISTIAN SCHOOL FOR HIM. HE REQURED MUCH HANDS ON HELP WITH HOMEWORK. I WAS THRILLED BY THE BEKA SERIES HISTORY TEXTBOOKS. I HAD A WONDERFUL REFRESHER COURSE WHILE ASSISTING HIM. NOT ONLY DID THE BOOK TELL THE CORRECT STORY ABOUT THE FOUNDING OF OUR NATION, BUT ALSO INCLUDED THE MORE THAN SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF MISSIONARIES AND MINORITIES. HE WAS AMAZED THAT THE BOSTON TEA PARTY PROTESTED A SINGLE DIGIT TAX ON TEA WHILE OUR CURRENT TAXES APPROACH 50% WITH LITTLE PROTEST. BOB GRESHAM

[Pharmboy]

My kids go to public school but I home school 'em in American History. And, my 10 y/o's teacher took the class (and me along) to the Morris-Jumel Mansion in Harlem (after I sent her an article about it) where the General had his headquarters for 6 weeks during the Revolution.

[cuba_libre_1981]

To all Americans: 1. Vote AGAINST ALL school funding measures. 2. Certainly, home school your kids 3. Work with your state legislatures to (this must be done over time) slowly DEFUND state education. For most states, 80% of their budgets are devoted to education. We need to break the back of the machine and the only way to do this is to take their cash away from them.

[Alas Babylon!]

You know, that's an incredibly stupid thing to say (``We need to de-exceptionalize the United States. We're just another country and another group of people.'')!

When I lived in Italy, I learned Italian history. When I was in Germany, I learned German history. And when I was stationed in Australia, I learned Australian history. How can one understand a people and their culture without studying their history??? Now I was just a lowly GI, not a panelist on some high-falutin' committee, but it's kind of obvious that this guy/gals an idiot. If we're just another country and another group of people, how can you explain our politics, reaction to world events, culture, etc without a historical look at "this group of people"???

[Patriotic Teen]

I attended a private school. It sits right across from a public school. My sister transferred over there, and it's incredible the way she views things now. Shameful is more like it.

[Irene Adler]

Whatever history that they do manage to teach is "Hate-Amerika" history.

[Don Myers]

"The result is a cut-flower generation, severed from its roots."

The current generation is the foundation of the new America. And this situation is no accident.