[Nevadan]

Re: "When my son was in forth grade I was shocked to find out that he was learing Asian and African history for the third time and had never had American history."

The same thing happened at my son's school. The school had a high Hispanic population, so every Mexican holiday in the calendar appeared to be acknowledged, taught on, and celebrated. However, when it came to Independence Day, Columbus Day, Memorial Day, and our presidents' birthdays, little if any thing was done. I would ask my son again and again if these holidays were discussed in class. And the answer was alway "no". What really got to me the most however, was that Mexican Independence Day was celebrated, but not the American Independence Day. And this was in a year-round school, so there was not even the excuse that the 4th of July occurred when school was not in session.

[kancel]

Hugin:When my son was in forth grade I was shocked to find out that he was learing Asian and African history for the third time and had never had American history. Now nothing the schools do shocks me, as I believe they dumb down kids intentionally.

Nevadan:However, when it came to Independence Day, Columbus Day, Memorial Day, and our presidents' birthdays, little if any thing was done. I would ask my son again and again if these holidays were discussed in class. And the answer was alway "no". What really got to me the most however, was that Mexican Independence Day was celebrated, but not the American Independence Day.

Please tell me you took those kids out of those schools or if that isn't possible that you took it upon yourselves to at least teach to the gaps of their education.

[Osage Orange]

You wrote:

"The same thing happened at my son's school. The school had a high Hispanic population, so every Mexican holiday in the calendar appeared to be acknowledged, taught on, and celebrated. However, when it came to Independence Day, Columbus Day, Memorial Day, and our presidents' birthdays, little if any thing was done. I would ask my son again and again if these holidays were discussed in class. And the answer was alway "no". What really got to me the most however, was that Mexican Independence Day was celebrated, but not the American Independence Day. And this was in a year-round school, so there was not even the excuse that the 4th of July occurred when school was not in session."

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"From the "Village Academic Curriculum" Files:

"We don't want our Hispanic kids, or any kids, to feel like we're teaching a bias approach."

--Angela Miller, social studies curriculum manager for the Houston Independent School District, on changes in the treatment of the Battle of the Alamo to include less "chest thumping" about the fight for Texas independence from Mexico, as that might make recent student immigrants from Mexico "uncomfortable."