Posted on Sep 24, 2014

Jeffco Students Walk Out Of Class To Protest History Proposal

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High School Students Walk Out in Protest of Censorship

http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/09/23/jeffco-students-plan-to-protest-history-proposal/

Apparently, hundreds of students walked out of class yesterday to protest the school board's proposed curriculum to "sanitize" AP History.
In other words, they would like to get rid of the bad historical stuff and concentrate on the warm and fuzzy.

Thoughts?

***EDIT*** Let's pretend that spelling doesn't count. She may be scientifically, rather than grammatically, gifted...

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PO3 Shaun Taylor

Posted 10 y ago

Well to be honest schools have been "sanitizing" American history for years.

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PO1 (Join to see)

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PO3 Shaun Taylor Agreed. However, when the very students that are being taught can see through the smoke screen of "patriotism" and see the political actions for what they are ... I, for one, would have to agree with the kids. Patriotism is one thing, changing facts or deleting facts as if those facts did not happen....not so much.

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TSgt Scott Hurley

10 y

PO3 Shaun Taylor you are right about that. And it has usually been sanitized to the point, because of being Politically Correct. It is a shame as to what some schools teach and it is also leaning in either a left or right direction. More so to the left.

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SSG Maurice P.

10 y

PO1 MEDLEY Im with you facts should be the ultimate goal when writing history...

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10 y

PO3 Shaun Taylor, spot on.

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MSG Wade Huffman

Posted 10 y ago

I would stand with the students in this case. History is just that. History. The past is important. The 'whats' and the 'whys' need to be presented in raw form, not censured. Mind boggling, it is!

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MSgt (Join to see)

10 y

I would have to agree with you MSG Wade Huffman.

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PO3 John Jeter

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History is important as a beginning point on a journey. By looking back we can gauge how far we have come. Altering that history skews the starting point and gives us a false reference.

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