History not always taught in schools in America

[guno]

In 1942, three hundred white people in Sikeston, Missouri took a black man named Cleo Wright from the jail, dragged him through town behind a car, doused him with gasoline and burned him alive.

In 1943 alone, America saw 242 major racial clashes in 47 cities, with full-blown race riots in Detroit, Los Angeles, and Mobile.

In Beaumont, Texas, several hundred whites burned and looted the black section and killed two men. In Detroit, white mobs roamed the city attacking black people, leaving 34 dead—25 black and 9 white—as white police joined the mobs.




On Christmas night of 1951, hate nestled a bundle of dynamite under the home of Harry

T. Moore, founder of the Broward County NAACP, and his wife Harriet Simms Moore. It was

their 25th wedding anniversary when the bomb killed both of them. In 1955, one year after the

Brown decision, hate killed 14-year- old Emmett Till, a black boy from Chicago, after he

allegedly flirted with a white woman at a store counter in the Mississippi Delta, where he was

visiting his relatives. On June 12, 1963, just hours after President John F. Kennedy had declared

civil rights to be a moral issue, hate crept into a thicket near the house of Medgar Evers, field

secretary of the Mississippi NAACP, and assassinated him with a high-powered rifle.


At the end of that summer, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. unfurled his dream of a nation

cured of race hate before a crowd of a quarter million blacks and whites and millions more on

television. Two weeks later, hate retaliated by setting off a bomb at the 16 th Street Baptist

Church in Birmingham, killing three little African American girls. When hundreds of students,

black, white, straight, gay, Jewish, Northern and Southern, came to Mississippi in 1964 to expose

the disfranchisement of black citizens, hate murdered three young men, a native black

Mississippian and two young white men from New York. In the 1965 march from Selma to

Montgomery that won the Voting Rights Act, hate killed a white Unitarian minister from

Washington, D.C., a black Baptist deacon from Alabama, and a white union woman from

Detroit. In 1968, hate stole Dr. King from us, though he lives for the ages.


Just 21 years ago, a hate-crazed anti-government militia member detonated a bomb that

killed 168 people, including children and infants, in Oklahoma City. Hate went into a classic

rage just a year ago this week. A young white man, eaten up with race hate, took his pistol and

attended a Bible study at an African American church in Charleston. After sitting with them for

a time, he pulled his weapon and murdered nine people .

 

[SassyIrishLass]

On June 11, 2016 a radical Muslim committed terrorism on the soil of the United States of America

 

[Fenton Lum]

On June 11, 2016 a radical Muslim committed terrorism on the soil of the United States of America

And everyone under the sun heard about it and will forever. Thanks for your agreement and participation in the thread's theme.

 

[DGS49]

History is a critically important subject, the teaching of which is hampered by a number of factors, most of which are never seriously discussed.

History teachers - sorry to say - generally come from the bottom of the academic barrel. They are not the best teachers, and the students are frequently bored silly with the material. The material itself is not boring, but it takes an outstanding teacher to make it interesting and stimulating to the students.

Most importantly, there is simply SO MUCH valuable historical information that textbook writers must sift through mountains of information and choose what is most relevant and important. And this is where the process goes off the rails.

At some point during K-12, every American needs to be made aware of our disgraceful past w/r/t "people of color." To say that slavery was ended by the Civil War is - as indicated above - not sufficient to students who should be made to realize that these crimes continued well into the lifetimes of their parents.

On the other hand, with so much more information to convey in "history" classes, it is probably not rational to focus too much attention on this information.

 

[blastoff]

So guano I counted up 228 dead in the OP, history not always taught in schools in America as noted in your headline.

Can you enlighten us how schools will teach the history of the thousands of blacks that will be murdered by other blacks in inner cities all across America in 2016? And the same for the thousands of blacks murdered by other blacks in 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, and so on and so forth?

We'll appreciate it very much.

 

[Fenton Lum]

History is a critically important subject, the teaching of which is hampered by a number of factors, most of which are never seriously discussed.

History teachers - sorry to say - generally come from the bottom of the academic barrel. They are not the best teachers, and the students are frequently bored silly with the material. The material itself is not boring, but it takes an outstanding teacher to make it interesting and stimulating to the students.

Most importantly, there is simply SO MUCH valuable historical information that textbook writers must sift through mountains of information and choose what is most relevant and important. And this is where the process goes off the rails.

At some point during K-12, every American needs to be made aware of our disgraceful past w/r/t "people of color." To say that slavery was ended by the Civil War is - as indicated above - not sufficient to students who should be made to realize that these crimes continued well into the lifetimes of their parents.

On the other hand, with so much more information to convey in "history" classes, it is probably not rational to focus too much attention on this information.

In the US, K through 12 is not so much about education, and certaily not about social critique, but rather about socialization and indoctrination into the great american creation mythology.

 

[Unkotare]

History is a critically important subject, the teaching of which is hampered by a number of factors, most of which are never seriously discussed.

History teachers - sorry to say - generally come from the bottom of the academic barrel. They are not the best teachers, and the students are frequently bored silly with the material. The material itself is not boring, but it takes an outstanding teacher to make it interesting and stimulating to the students.

Most importantly, there is simply SO MUCH valuable historical information that textbook writers must sift through mountains of information and choose what is most relevant and important. And this is where the process goes off the rails.

At some point during K-12, every American needs to be made aware of our disgraceful past w/r/t "people of color." To say that slavery was ended by the Civil War is - as indicated above - not sufficient to students who should be made to realize that these crimes continued well into the lifetimes of their parents.

On the other hand, with so much more information to convey in "history" classes, it is probably not rational to focus too much attention on this information.

In the US, K through 12 is not so much about education, and certaily not about social critique, but rather about socialization and indoctrination into the great american creation mythology.

And you Base this claim on......?

 

[Unkotare]

History is a critically important subject, the teaching of which is hampered by a number of factors, most of which are never seriously discussed.

History teachers - sorry to say - generally come from the bottom of the academic barrel. They are not the best teachers, and the students are frequently bored silly with the material. The material itself is not boring, but it takes an outstanding teacher to make it interesting and stimulating to the students.

Most importantly, there is simply SO MUCH valuable historical information that textbook writers must sift through mountains of information and choose what is most relevant and important. And this is where the process goes off the rails.

At some point during K-12, every American needs to be made aware of our disgraceful past w/r/t "people of color." To say that slavery was ended by the Civil War is - as indicated above - not sufficient to students who should be made to realize that these crimes continued well into the lifetimes of their parents.

On the other hand, with so much more information to convey in "history" classes, it is probably not rational to focus too much attention on this information.

Your qualifications to evaluate all history teachers in the country are.....?

 

[Fenton Lum]

History is a critically important subject, the teaching of which is hampered by a number of factors, most of which are never seriously discussed.

History teachers - sorry to say - generally come from the bottom of the academic barrel. They are not the best teachers, and the students are frequently bored silly with the material. The material itself is not boring, but it takes an outstanding teacher to make it interesting and stimulating to the students.

Most importantly, there is simply SO MUCH valuable historical information that textbook writers must sift through mountains of information and choose what is most relevant and important. And this is where the process goes off the rails.

At some point during K-12, every American needs to be made aware of our disgraceful past w/r/t "people of color." To say that slavery was ended by the Civil War is - as indicated above - not sufficient to students who should be made to realize that these crimes continued well into the lifetimes of their parents.

On the other hand, with so much more information to convey in "history" classes, it is probably not rational to focus too much attention on this information.

In the US, K through 12 is not so much about education, and certaily not about social critique, but rather about socialization and indoctrination into the great american creation mythology.

And you Base this claim on......?

Personal experience plus 4 k-12 teachers in the family. You?

 

[Unkotare]

History is a critically important subject, the teaching of which is hampered by a number of factors, most of which are never seriously discussed.

History teachers - sorry to say - generally come from the bottom of the academic barrel. They are not the best teachers, and the students are frequently bored silly with the material. The material itself is not boring, but it takes an outstanding teacher to make it interesting and stimulating to the students.

Most importantly, there is simply SO MUCH valuable historical information that textbook writers must sift through mountains of information and choose what is most relevant and important. And this is where the process goes off the rails.

At some point during K-12, every American needs to be made aware of our disgraceful past w/r/t "people of color." To say that slavery was ended by the Civil War is - as indicated above - not sufficient to students who should be made to realize that these crimes continued well into the lifetimes of their parents.

On the other hand, with so much more information to convey in "history" classes, it is probably not rational to focus too much attention on this information.

In the US, K through 12 is not so much about education, and certaily not about social critique, but rather about socialization and indoctrination into the great american creation mythology.

And you Base this claim on......?

Personal experience plus 4 k-12 teachers in the family. You?

And these teachers in your family tell you their jobs are not about education? They tell you they are just there to indoctrinate?

 

[Fenton Lum]

History is a critically important subject, the teaching of which is hampered by a number of factors, most of which are never seriously discussed.

History teachers - sorry to say - generally come from the bottom of the academic barrel. They are not the best teachers, and the students are frequently bored silly with the material. The material itself is not boring, but it takes an outstanding teacher to make it interesting and stimulating to the students.

Most importantly, there is simply SO MUCH valuable historical information that textbook writers must sift through mountains of information and choose what is most relevant and important. And this is where the process goes off the rails.

At some point during K-12, every American needs to be made aware of our disgraceful past w/r/t "people of color." To say that slavery was ended by the Civil War is - as indicated above - not sufficient to students who should be made to realize that these crimes continued well into the lifetimes of their parents.

On the other hand, with so much more information to convey in "history" classes, it is probably not rational to focus too much attention on this information.

In the US, K through 12 is not so much about education, and certaily not about social critique, but rather about socialization and indoctrination into the great american creation mythology.

And you Base this claim on......?

Personal experience plus 4 k-12 teachers in the family. You?

And these teachers in your family tell you their jobs are not about education? They tell you they are just there to indoctrinate?

You can answer my questions as well, go ahead, your experience?

 

[Unkotare]

History is a critically important subject, the teaching of which is hampered by a number of factors, most of which are never seriously discussed.

History teachers - sorry to say - generally come from the bottom of the academic barrel. They are not the best teachers, and the students are frequently bored silly with the material. The material itself is not boring, but it takes an outstanding teacher to make it interesting and stimulating to the students.

Most importantly, there is simply SO MUCH valuable historical information that textbook writers must sift through mountains of information and choose what is most relevant and important. And this is where the process goes off the rails.

At some point during K-12, every American needs to be made aware of our disgraceful past w/r/t "people of color." To say that slavery was ended by the Civil War is - as indicated above - not sufficient to students who should be made to realize that these crimes continued well into the lifetimes of their parents.

On the other hand, with so much more information to convey in "history" classes, it is probably not rational to focus too much attention on this information.

In the US, K through 12 is not so much about education, and certaily not about social critique, but rather about socialization and indoctrination into the great american creation mythology.

And you Base this claim on......?

Personal experience plus 4 k-12 teachers in the family. You?

And these teachers in your family tell you their jobs are not about education? They tell you they are just there to indoctrinate?

You can answer my questions as well, go ahead, your experience?

I'm a History teacher.

 

[Fenton Lum]

In the US, K through 12 is not so much about education, and certaily not about social critique, but rather about socialization and indoctrination into the great american creation mythology.

And you Base this claim on......?

Personal experience plus 4 k-12 teachers in the family. You?

And these teachers in your family tell you their jobs are not about education? They tell you they are just there to indoctrinate?

You can answer my questions as well, go ahead, your experience?

I'm a History teacher.

In america, k-12? And you're attempting to argue otherwise?

 

[Unkotare]

And you Base this claim on......?

Personal experience plus 4 k-12 teachers in the family. You?

And these teachers in your family tell you their jobs are not about education? They tell you they are just there to indoctrinate?

You can answer my questions as well, go ahead, your experience?

I'm a History teacher.

In america, k-12? And you're attempting to argue otherwise?

Not arguing, informing you.