History must be taught as it was
My view is that Social Sciences was the most important area taught in grades 6-12.
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History must be taught as it was
My view is that Social Sciences was the most important area taught in grades 6-12.
Few students sit around the dinner table talking with parents about English and Mathematics; on some occasions, Biology would or should come up.
Politicians and the media now prove my point and lead the way for how social sciences should be taught, or not.
Our society results from Western Civilization ideology. I laughed the most when I brought the subject up, as all students immediately thought of “Gunsmoke” and John Wayne. However, Western Civ. is not pretty.
The stated purpose of S.C. Education Act H. 3728 is a contradiction in thought, i.e., ideological viewpoints should not be taught as fact.
It says the law is designed to teach students to think critically. There is no contradiction that 2+2=4, or subject and verb agreement, no critical thinking required.
But causes of The Crusades, The Boston Tea Party, The Trail of Tears, the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the Holocaust are also facts. History must be taught as it was, not what some wish it was. Critical thinking results from thinking about critical things. Our country was formed on an ideological viewpoint.
Paul G. Brewer
Retired Teacher
