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Looking at this article & the comment from jared314[1], do you think they taught enough history about America's relationship with Hispanics and racism? Did they

by smtddr 13y ago

Looking at this article & the comment from jared314[1], do you think they taught enough history about America's relationship with Hispanics and racism? Did they talk about evolution as a "fact" or in the context of some "crazy idea"? Did they talk about slavery in the context of a "great sin" or just something like "oops, well water under the bridge"[2]? And finally, were there any african-americans or other minorities in your school? Are their opinions about Texas school system almost always different from your own, or roughly the same, or no notable difference from non-minorities? 1. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6578954 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6578954 2. http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/water+under+the+bridge http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/water+under+the+bridge

saryant 13y ago
Sorry, brain fart. I meant 2008. I graduated from college in 2012. In any case, I didn't take a Texas state history course. Slavery was certainly covered in the US history course (and I got an extra dose as I participated in Academic Decathlon the year they chose the Civil War as their topic).
jared314 13y ago
As a graduate from a Texas high school (2000), I can also say I did not see the outright "religiosity". But, according to my parents, I attended one of the better schools, in a good school district. I also remember understanding enough science to openly laugh at the people pushing those beliefs socially. So, there might be some observer bias in my experiences.
saryant 13y ago
(To add on to my reply now that the edit window has closed) The school I attended is 41% minority [1] with a significant international contingent. Only two of the top ten in my graduating class were American and one of those two was an economically disadvantaged Hispanic girl (and my ex-girlfriend). Slavery was treated as America's original sin and we covered race in America in more detail than most schools (we used the exact same US History textbook used in every AP course [2]). Our literature and rhetoric courses covered writings by Frederick Douglass and MLK Jr. in extreme detail. [1] http://www.texastribune.org/public-ed/explore/katy-isd/seven-lakes-high-school/ http://www.texastribune.org/public-ed/explore/katy-isd/seven... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_American_Pageant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_American_Pageant

by smtddr 13y ago

saryant 13y ago

Sorry, brain fart. I meant 2008. I graduated from college in 2012. In any case, I didn't take a Texas state history course. Slavery was certainly covered in the US history course (and I got an extra dose as I participated in Academic Decathlon the year they chose the Civil War as their topic).

jared314 13y ago

As a graduate from a Texas high school (2000), I can also say I did not see the outright "religiosity". But, according to my parents, I attended one of the better schools, in a good school district. I also remember understanding enough science to openly laugh at the people pushing those beliefs socially. So, there might be some observer bias in my experiences.

saryant 13y ago

(To add on to my reply now that the edit window has closed) The school I attended is 41% minority [1] with a significant international contingent. Only two of the top ten in my graduating class were American and one of those two was an economically disadvantaged Hispanic girl (and my ex-girlfriend). Slavery was treated as America's original sin and we covered race in America in more detail than most schools (we used the exact same US History textbook used in every AP course [2]). Our literature and rhetoric courses covered writings by Frederick Douglass and MLK Jr. in extreme detail. [1] http://www.texastribune.org/public-ed/explore/katy-isd/seven-lakes-high-school/ http://www.texastribune.org/public-ed/explore/katy-isd/seven... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_American_Pageant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_American_Pageant