Posted on May 22, 2022
As GOP states restrict classroom talks of racism, student outrage grows: ‘We’re not going to be...
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George Izu, a 14-year-old student in Katy, Texas, no longer feels like school is a place he can trust to fully teach him about history and current events. Since the passage of a Texas law restricting how educators can discuss race and racism, Izu, who is Black, has been frustrated and confused.
He didn't understand, for instance, how one teacher could shy away from conversations about the Holocaust.
“The effects were gruesome and horrible, but it’s still important to learn about what happened, because history is a loop,” he said. “If we don’t learn what happened and how things like this happen, how are we supposed to prevent such things from happening in the future again?”
Izu said he now has to supplement his education with other sources he finds credible and trustworthy.
“I shouldn’t have to do that. I should be able to trust what my education is giving me,” he said. "I should be taught history, basically.”
He didn't understand, for instance, how one teacher could shy away from conversations about the Holocaust.
“The effects were gruesome and horrible, but it’s still important to learn about what happened, because history is a loop,” he said. “If we don’t learn what happened and how things like this happen, how are we supposed to prevent such things from happening in the future again?”
Izu said he now has to supplement his education with other sources he finds credible and trustworthy.
“I shouldn’t have to do that. I should be able to trust what my education is giving me,” he said. "I should be taught history, basically.”
As GOP states restrict classroom talks of racism, student outrage grows: ‘We’re not going to be...
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I'm afraid History is about to join Civics as a class no longer taught. We're currently seeing what lack of Civics education is doing to the election process across the country. Face it there is something in history somewhere that is bound to offend someone. 14 year old Izu pretty much sums it up.
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Sad to see people that are quote "anti-communist" are following communist dogma
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Republicans blew the whistle on children being taught liberal junk in schools and liberals stacking the supreme court. Their idiot base bought it hook, line, and sinker. Now they stacked the the supreme court with conservative justices and are trying to limit what is being taught in schools.
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