Teacher asks 8th-grade students to list positives of slavery...

[irosie91]

The question, of itself, is not offensive. On the contrary, education should constructively challenge the developing intellect of students.
The positives of slavery did not go to the slaves, for example, but to the owners and their economic system. A student could and should have been able to see that, at least. Ultimately, the question could have led to the answer, "There were no positives for the victims of this practice".
They should also have learned about the context, that until relatively soon before the war to preserve the Union, slavery was common in the world and almost all cultures. Whites were not evil for having black slaves, just unenlightened.
Nuance seems less and less present in American social debate. Everything has to be 'good' or 'bad', and all according to the current mode and definition.

kids in the eighth grade are something like 13 or 14 years old------NOT A
GOOD AGE to being up the economic of social "pros" of slavery and its
miserable ramifications.-------that sort of issue can wait for sociology class
in college

Kids are more than able to handle this issue at that age. Critical thinking skills are important and should be honed early.

depends on the maturity of the kids----in the kind of school that does not
create classes dependent on intellect and social maturity and just puts
all kids together-----it would not be a good idea------think a little more
about it

 

[USNavyVet]

The question, of itself, is not offensive. On the contrary, education should constructively challenge the developing intellect of students.
The positives of slavery did not go to the slaves, for example, but to the owners and their economic system. A student could and should have been able to see that, at least. Ultimately, the question could have led to the answer, "There were no positives for the victims of this practice".
They should also have learned about the context, that until relatively soon before the war to preserve the Union, slavery was common in the world and almost all cultures. Whites were not evil for having black slaves, just unenlightened.
Nuance seems less and less present in American social debate. Everything has to be 'good' or 'bad', and all according to the current mode and definition.

kids in the eighth grade are something like 13 or 14 years old------NOT A
GOOD AGE to being up the economic of social "pros" of slavery and its
miserable ramifications.-------that sort of issue can wait for sociology class
in college

Kids are more than able to handle this issue at that age. Critical thinking skills are important and should be honed early.

depends on the maturity of the kids----in the kind of school that does not
create classes dependent on intellect and social maturity and just puts
all kids together-----it would not be a good idea------think a little more
about it

Cry all you want, that's the usual age to start learning critical thinking skills. Abstract ideas are learned around that time and they go hand in hand.

 

[AvgGuyIA]

. ...snip...You should be banned from any discussion based on factual history and truth.

USMB Embraces free speech . Even yours snowflake.

 

[AvgGuyIA]

Only a white person in delusional denial thinks that there was anything positive about slavery.

Those African kings selling defeated enemies to slavers certainly found it positive.

 

[AvgGuyIA]

The positives of slavery did not go to the slaves, for example, but to the owners and their economic system. A student could and should have been able to see that, at least. Ultimately, the question could have led to the answer, "There were no positives for the victims of this practice".

Well said. This is the reason why speech is important and must not be suppressed.

 

[paperview]

...Slaves didn’t really build anything, how about they built this country stupid, and for nothing. Less than nothing really.

What kindergarden did you drop out of you ridiculous, racist moron. IMO it is sad folks are brainwashed into thinking Blacks built anything. Embarrassing actually. Sorry Black folks! But look at your homeland. Grass huts, genital mutilation, eating dirt, etc. Reality can be mean, but truth will set you free!

^ Straight out of Stormfront.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

The question, of itself, is not offensive. On the contrary, education should constructively challenge the developing intellect of students.
The positives of slavery did not go to the slaves, for example, but to the owners and their economic system. A student could and should have been able to see that, at least. Ultimately, the question could have led to the answer, "There were no positives for the victims of this practice".
They should also have learned about the context, that until relatively soon before the war to preserve the Union, slavery was common in the world and almost all cultures. Whites were not evil for having black slaves, just unenlightened.
Nuance seems less and less present in American social debate. Everything has to be 'good' or 'bad', and all according to the current mode and definition.

kids in the eighth grade are something like 13 or 14 years old------NOT A
GOOD AGE to being up the economic of social "pros" of slavery and its
miserable ramifications.-------that sort of issue can wait for sociology class
in college

Bullshit!

Not everyone goes to college, dumbass!

Where did you get your education degree?

 

[TheParser]

It is astonishing how arrogant/naïve some people are.

That teacher should have known better than to assign such a controversial topic.

Since that teacher was in a charter school that teacher might have honestly thought that such a topic would help presumably advanced students to think outside the box.

A very bad career move on that teacher's part.

This is 2018.

If you want to keep your job, don't touch any hot potatoes.

 

[irosie91]

The question, of itself, is not offensive. On the contrary, education should constructively challenge the developing intellect of students.
The positives of slavery did not go to the slaves, for example, but to the owners and their economic system. A student could and should have been able to see that, at least. Ultimately, the question could have led to the answer, "There were no positives for the victims of this practice".
They should also have learned about the context, that until relatively soon before the war to preserve the Union, slavery was common in the world and almost all cultures. Whites were not evil for having black slaves, just unenlightened.
Nuance seems less and less present in American social debate. Everything has to be 'good' or 'bad', and all according to the current mode and definition.

kids in the eighth grade are something like 13 or 14 years old------NOT A
GOOD AGE to being up the economic of social "pros" of slavery and its
miserable ramifications.-------that sort of issue can wait for sociology class
in college

Kids are more than able to handle this issue at that age. Critical thinking skills are important and should be honed early.

depends on the maturity of the kids----in the kind of school that does not
create classes dependent on intellect and social maturity and just puts
all kids together-----it would not be a good idea------think a little more
about it

Cry all you want, that's the usual age to start learning critical thinking skills. Abstract ideas are learned around that time and they go hand in hand.

all true----but in racially diverse schools----I can imagine all kinds of
crap going on after class in the playground. Not all 8th graders are
READY

 

[USNavyVet]

The question, of itself, is not offensive. On the contrary, education should constructively challenge the developing intellect of students.
The positives of slavery did not go to the slaves, for example, but to the owners and their economic system. A student could and should have been able to see that, at least. Ultimately, the question could have led to the answer, "There were no positives for the victims of this practice".
They should also have learned about the context, that until relatively soon before the war to preserve the Union, slavery was common in the world and almost all cultures. Whites were not evil for having black slaves, just unenlightened.
Nuance seems less and less present in American social debate. Everything has to be 'good' or 'bad', and all according to the current mode and definition.

kids in the eighth grade are something like 13 or 14 years old------NOT A
GOOD AGE to being up the economic of social "pros" of slavery and its
miserable ramifications.-------that sort of issue can wait for sociology class
in college

Kids are more than able to handle this issue at that age. Critical thinking skills are important and should be honed early.

depends on the maturity of the kids----in the kind of school that does not
create classes dependent on intellect and social maturity and just puts
all kids together-----it would not be a good idea------think a little more
about it

Cry all you want, that's the usual age to start learning critical thinking skills. Abstract ideas are learned around that time and they go hand in hand.

all true----but in racially diverse schools----I can imagine all kinds of
crap going on after class in the playground. Not all 8th graders are
READY

Your imagination has nothing to do with reality.

 

[petro]

Being that sex slavery, human trafficking, child labor, debt bondage affects approximately 20-40 million people today, this teacher would have done better to focus on modern slavery.

 

[there4eyeM]

A lot of lessons are learned 'on the playground', not just in class. Gentility is nice and to be encouraged, but it is not always present in what life confronts us with. Inoculation to ideas and thoughts, as with needles to administer anti-bodies, may necessitate a bit of suffering for one's good and advancement.

 

[DrLove]

Let's see...

1. Free labor.

2. The cotton industry was booming.

3. As the great Cliven Bundy once said, it "gave them something to do".

4. 12 Years A Slave, which was a great movie, never would have been made.

Can you think of any more?

Lol - The Great Bundy also said that they were obviously happy in those fields singing their spirituals and staying in tip top shape!

 

[irosie91]

kids in the eighth grade are something like 13 or 14 years old------NOT A
GOOD AGE to being up the economic of social "pros" of slavery and its
miserable ramifications.-------that sort of issue can wait for sociology class
in college

Kids are more than able to handle this issue at that age. Critical thinking skills are important and should be honed early.

depends on the maturity of the kids----in the kind of school that does not
create classes dependent on intellect and social maturity and just puts
all kids together-----it would not be a good idea------think a little more
about it

Cry all you want, that's the usual age to start learning critical thinking skills. Abstract ideas are learned around that time and they go hand in hand.

all true----but in racially diverse schools----I can imagine all kinds of
crap going on after class in the playground. Not all 8th graders are
READY

Your imagination has nothing to do with reality.

I grew up in a TOWN------all the kids went to the same middle school-----
ALL. bright kids, supid kids, nasty kids. There were times when
the girls (got that? GIRLS!!!) hanging out in the lavatories cutting class----
were so NASTY that the principal locked the lavatory doors (quite a problem for me) Those girls would use ANY material to be REALLY NASTY to
the point of physical confrontation-------it was an ALL WHITE TOWN-----
but there were even "protestant" vs "catholic" confrontations. I would hate
to think what would have taken place if there were black students there.
Enough adolescents are nasty bastard and bitches---that there is no reason
to PROVIDE them with material. The US history of slavery is a very sensitive
topic

 

[deanrd]

Teacher asks 8th-grade students to list positives of slavery

SAN ANTONIO -- A San Antonio charter school has apologized after a teacher asked students in an eighth grade American history class to list the positive and negative aspects of slavery. The teacher at Great Hearts Monte Vista who distributed a worksheet titled "The Life of Slaves: A Balanced View" has been placed on leave.

Aaron Kindel, the superintendent of Great Hearts Texas, said in a statement the school would audit the textbook associated with the lesson.

"To be clear, there is no debate about slavery. It is immoral and a crime against humanity," Kindel said in a statement posted Thursday on the Great Hearts Facebook page. He said the school's headmaster plans to explain the mistake to the history class.

Scott Overland, a spokesman for Pearson, which published the textbook, said the company didn't create and doesn't endorse the worksheet assigned to the students, CBS affiliate KENS-TV reports.

"We do not support the point of view represented in the worksheet and strongly condemn the implication that there was any positive aspect to slavery," Overland said.

A parent of one of the students in the class posted the worksheet Wednesday on Facebook. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, drew attention to the issue on Thursday when the Democrat tweeted that the worksheet was "absolutely unacceptable."

Let's see...

1. Free labor.

2. The cotton industry was booming.

3. As the great Cliven Bundy once said, it "gave them something to do".

4. 12 Years A Slave, which was a great movie, never would have been made.

Can you think of any more?

There are times when Republicans are determined to only see the positive.

 

[irosie91]

...Slaves didn’t really build anything, how about they built this country stupid, and for nothing. Less than nothing really.

What kindergarden did you drop out of you ridiculous, racist moron. IMO it is sad folks are brainwashed into thinking Blacks built anything. Embarrassing actually. Sorry Black folks! But look at your homeland. Grass huts, genital mutilation, eating dirt, etc. Reality can be mean, but truth will set you free!

^ Straight out of Stormfront.

keep in mind------his kids would be attacking people on the playground
if INSPIRED to do so

 

[JimBowie1958]

1. Free labor.

2. The cotton industry was booming.

3. As the great Cliven Bundy once said, it "gave them something to do".

4. 12 Years A Slave, which was a great movie, never would have been made.

Can you think of any more?

There is the obvious one; victorious nations stopped merely slaughtering all their captives in war and instead enslaved them and let them work off their debt and go home after a few years.

 

[USNavyVet]

Kids are more than able to handle this issue at that age. Critical thinking skills are important and should be honed early.

depends on the maturity of the kids----in the kind of school that does not
create classes dependent on intellect and social maturity and just puts
all kids together-----it would not be a good idea------think a little more
about it

Cry all you want, that's the usual age to start learning critical thinking skills. Abstract ideas are learned around that time and they go hand in hand.

all true----but in racially diverse schools----I can imagine all kinds of
crap going on after class in the playground. Not all 8th graders are
READY

Your imagination has nothing to do with reality.

I grew up in a TOWN------all the kids went to the same middle school-----
ALL. bright kids, supid kids, nasty kids. There were times when
the girls (got that? GIRLS!!!) hanging out in the lavatories cutting class----
were so NASTY that the principal locked the lavatory doors (quite a problem for me) Those girls would use ANY material to be REALLY NASTY to
the point of physical confrontation-------it was an ALL WHITE TOWN-----
but there were even "protestant" vs "catholic" confrontations. I would hate
to think what would have taken place if there were black students there.
Enough adolescents are nasty bastard and bitches---that there is no reason
to PROVIDE them with material. The US history of slavery is a very sensitive
topic

Teaching children is what teachers should do. Critical thinking skills are important whether you get upset or not.

 

[JimBowie1958]

They paid for nothing.

And why do leftists love the life that Stalin gave his slaves, but cant find anything good to say about historical slavery?

 

[Moonglow]

The slaves were fed, clothed, sheltered. They paid for nothing. The natural state of the liberal is slavery. They only want a kind and generous master.

Yes I've been a wage slave...