Comments on: High Schoolers in N.C. May Get Abbreviated Version of U.S. History http://christianactionleague.org/news/high-schoolers-in-n-c-may-get-abbreviated-version-of-u-s-history/ The only lasting cure for evil and injustice is Christian action! Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:26:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: J. http://christianactionleague.org/news/high-schoolers-in-n-c-may-get-abbreviated-version-of-u-s-history/comment-page-1/#comment-3018 J. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:41:42 +0000 http://christianactionleague.org/?p=2679#comment-3018 There are other problems with the proposed new curriculum. The article linked below points out that the new civics curriculum views pro-life laws, like segregation, as examples of "oppressive government." http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=5269 There are other problems with the proposed new curriculum. The article linked below points out that the new civics curriculum views pro-life laws, like segregation, as examples of “oppressive government.”

http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=5269

]]> By: Mike Belter http://christianactionleague.org/news/high-schoolers-in-n-c-may-get-abbreviated-version-of-u-s-history/comment-page-1/#comment-3015 Mike Belter Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:12:07 +0000 http://christianactionleague.org/?p=2679#comment-3015 I was interviewed for the Foxnews story on this issue. It is important for citizens to closely monitor this issue and demand the right reforms. We can not allow essential content to be pushed down into our middle schools as a substitute for what we currently teach in U.S. history and world history. Although I have seen some at DPI explain their challenges and goals with the public, Superintendent Atkinson is either deluding herself or the public if she thinks that teaching large portions of U.S. history and world history in elementary and middle school is an adequate substitute for what students should learn in high school. Anyone who has ever attended a middle school or a high school should know that. We need to use our elementary and middle schools to enhance understanding of history by using those grades as a preparation for advanced study of world and U.S. history in high school, not as a substitute for for key portions of it. I was interviewed for the Foxnews story on this issue. It is important for citizens to closely monitor this issue and demand the right reforms. We can not allow essential content to be pushed down into our middle schools as a substitute for what we currently teach in U.S. history and world history. Although I have seen some at DPI explain their challenges and goals with the public, Superintendent Atkinson is either deluding herself or the public if she thinks that teaching large portions of U.S. history and world history in elementary and middle school is an adequate substitute for what students should learn in high school. Anyone who has ever attended a middle school or a high school should know that. We need to use our elementary and middle schools to enhance understanding of history by using those grades as a preparation for advanced study of world and U.S. history in high school, not as a substitute for for key portions of it.

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