Do you believe that public schools are teaching US History ACCURATELY??

by Drue-AFCL Posted 2012/05/27 19:45:01

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	YES	24 votes	14%
	IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT	146 votes	86%

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Kat 2012/05/27 19:47:16

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT

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It's not only public schools, we used a video home school that was Baptist based and I couldn't believe some of the stuff they came up with.
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Swan Eshdeh 2012/05/31 15:09:23

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT

no!

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S. Gompers 2012/05/31 09:35:36

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT

There is no such thing as accurate history anywhere in the world.

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Iamfree 2012/05/30 05:17:13

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT

No. I had to spend quite a bit of time correcting inaccurate information that was taught to my daughter when she was in school.

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obi_have 2012/05/29 18:00:02

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT

We home school our children and use a curriculum that is used in many public schools. Almost every chapter in the history text book had some ideas that were "different" than what I remember being taught as a kid. Luckily, as the teacher of my own kids, I can look up the subject more in depth and educate my kids about what the book is leaving out or distorting.

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KilrQueen 2012/05/29 04:42:47

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT

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Too many teachers are putting their own personal spin on things and that is completely wrong.

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pdarkow 2012/05/29 04:29:19

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT

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It's not so much what they teach as it is what they leave out. For example when they teach about vietnam they leave out a lot that should be included and when they teach about current issues they leave out almost everything. I think there is a lot that should be included and it should be taught without the instructors personal political beliefs. Often in the classrooms a teachers personal political beliefs are brought into the lessons

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RogerCoppock 2012/05/29 03:15:19

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT

When I took US History in the late 1960s at a Public High School in Scottsdale, Arizona, MY OWN FAMILY'S HISTORY WAS BANNED. I'll say that again, "MY OWN COPPOC FAMILY'S HISTORY WAS BANNED FROM MY HIGH SCHOOL AMERICAN HISTORY CLASSROOM."

I have two relatives who were with John Brown at Harper's Ferry.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

A scholarly written report on John Brown and an attempt to discuss it in class, got me ejected from history class before I finished my first sentence in front of the class.

Later, there were similar problems with my father's experience with pacifist WWII arrest and internment.

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none 2012/05/29 02:39:06

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT

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If the real truth about our history was tought there weren't be so many ingorant liberal jackasses out there.

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America... to none 2012/05/29 03:28:09

what would you like taught?

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none to America... 2012/05/29 03:32:34

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The basics without any political spin on things. Maybe go back and use some older text books for part of history and forget about putting things in like Obama's statement about Muslim influence in the US which will probably show up at some point although we all know it's total BS.

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America... to none 2012/05/29 03:48:35

so you want propaganda?

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none to America... 2012/05/29 03:49:19

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I want truth.

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America... to none 2012/05/29 03:53:11

You want things that are not true and you want propaganda.

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none to America... 2012/05/29 16:56:21

Obviously you should have paid better attention when you were in school because you can't read a simple three word sentence.

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America... to none 2012/05/30 05:26:58

Your "truth" is not truth.

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EaglesEye 2012/05/29 02:00:15

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT

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No, the state(board of education) puts in the history books what they should feel your child should learn. Most of the information is not accurate.

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America... to EaglesEye 2012/05/29 03:28:18

what parts?

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joe ramirez 2012/05/29 01:42:37

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT

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There are college kids that have no clue about American and US history. That is why they vote the way they do.

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America... to joe ram... 2012/05/29 03:28:35

because they are not taught that the US is christian?

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DoxieDad 2012/05/28 16:57:27

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT

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What history? Schools in Florida spend so much time teaching kids how to take the standardized FCAT I would be surprised many kids could accurately tell you anything substantive about American History.

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Evan 2012/05/28 16:48:59

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT

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Absolutely not, no. The kids are being ideologized, not educated at all. 50 years ago my son came home from his history lesson, and said that "Hitler was a great leader, did you know that?". Says I: "Certainly, I did. He led the German people right straight to hell and aover 6 million of them to their deaths. Men, women, & children." I then went to school with him, and ended up forcing that "History" teacher to re-teach that class, giving true historical facts. The less parental involvement in public schools, the more the kids will be ideologized. I don't know what it is going to take to wake parents up.

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bambinoclipper 2012/05/28 15:07:42

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT

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No they are not ! I pulled my son from public school because they have twisted history on the West Coast ! Criminal teachers but they are allowed to do just about anything !

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America... to bambino... 2012/05/29 03:29:20

what twist?

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PhantomDream 2012/05/28 14:25:56

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT

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Have they ever... ?

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Shovel Ready Nov 6th 2012/05/28 13:09:44

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT

+1

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Wahvlvke 2012/05/28 12:45:15

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT

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It is obvious that they are not.

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mark 1 2012/05/28 12:00:06

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT

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Fact!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO.

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perks-a real PATRIOT 2012/05/28 11:23:26

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT

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Of course not, they stopped teaching anything America years ago. That would get in the way of there destroy America agenda!!

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Andrew 2012/05/28 11:05:21

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT

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Whenever you begin to extract any truth from history, you taint it with bias. For instance, if you were to give American history without telling the truth of some of the crimes against blacks or the Indians, would you get an accurate picture of our history? Of course not! Likewise, when you ignore the great influence of the Bible and Christians in the founding of our great nation, you again get a distorted view of our roots. Giving this perspective does coerce those who aren't Christians to believe as Christians, but it does make the picture we show them more accurate! It is a disservice to them NOT to tell the whole story!

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America... to Andrew 2012/05/29 03:29:49

but it wasn't based on the bible.

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Andrew to America... 2012/05/29 07:22:10

So you say! Not entirely, but only a fool would deny its influence!

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America... to Andrew 2012/05/29 08:08:10

What part influenced it, the part where you can sell your daughter into slavery?

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Mark P. 2012/05/28 11:00:49

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT

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Anybody that thinks they are has been drinking the cool aid.

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Franklin 2012/05/28 10:35:13

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT

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Odd question , how can they teach it accurately when they don't teach it at all ?

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Ishmael 2012/05/28 10:25:00

YES

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sglmom 2012/05/28 10:17:30

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT

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I actually read the textbook a few years ago ..
when my own children were taking High School History Courses ..
I KNOW they are NOT learning Real HISTORY..
which is why I took as many opportunities to take them to the wonderful Military Museums!

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George 2012/05/28 10:11:24

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT

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NO!!!! The progressive left is rewritng histroy in an effort to brainwash the children into seeing things from their perverted perspective in an attempt to make them into Hitler youths.

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America... to George 2012/05/29 03:30:18

hitler was a right wing christian

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AL to America... 2012/05/29 05:51:39 (edited)

National SOCIALIST are right wing now?LOL! Nice try- yet we have all heard this very same B.S. before already!

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America... to AL 2012/05/29 06:25:30

Yes, very.

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