This article uses the same wording as an editorial in the star news. They are both taking the word of some DPI official. READ the objectives. Examine what is written. Check out K-12 social studies and it will freak you out. Proof? Just two examples of putting political agenda in the curriculum...Quote: Formative Item: Using three Supreme Court Cases (e.g., Brown v Board, Roe v Wade, Korematsu v US) as support explain how the US Supreme Court has upheld rights against oppressive government? Which of these was an international benefit of the Cuban Revolution of 1959? A. Cuba and the Soviet Union establish diplomatic relations. B. Cuba eventually nationalized all U.S. business, industry and commercial property. C. Castro disassociated himself from prevailing "Communist ideas." D. Cuba’s export of health and education services to developing nations in Africa. These are the most clear examples for the layman to easily understand. The "teacherspeak" can be difficult to wade through, but you'll find you can't believe what you are reading.

The story is actually more accurate than you are giving credit. It is ridiculous to think that adequate time in middle school will be given to the detailed in-depth study of the early part of our nation that DPI is describing. First of all, social studies is not tested in the middle grades and therefore does not receive equal time with math, science, and English. Secondly, how many 6th, 7th, or 8th graders are truly capable of understanding John Locke's social contract theory and how it affected Jefferson in writing the Declaration of Independence. Many average high schoolers have difficulty with this. The real truth of the matter is that there are too many high school teachers who are not covering the entire course from a lack of planning and pacing. The solution is not erasing a part of our history but insisting that we teach it properly.