Interesting article in The Independent. Its about time to learn a new word: Atlantic triangular trade instead of slavery.... Texas to vote on curriculum that changes history - Americas, World - The Independent
I saw that as well, talk about "dumbing down" American school kids. I do think that particular idea was shelved however.
I agree with Clint about the "dumbing down" idea. As a historian, most of what is being proposed by the Texas committee is intellectually dishonest. The fact of the matter is that slavery existed. It is impossible to talk of the Triangular Trade without it. In order to avoid unnecessary argument, I won't comment on the ideas being promulgated in Texas. If I was still teaching, and I was presented with that kind of textbook, I would teach without it, and use other sources for my lessons.
Eh, everyone wants to rewrite something or another,............ The nature of the beast. http://www.ww2f.com/wwii-today/41718-russian-textbooks-attempt-rewrite-history.html#post490817
As a former teacher as well, I was outraged when I heard this story. It's going to be interesting to see how the other states react to this, considering how many school systems across the country use text books printed in Texas. Atlantic Trigangular Trade, moral majority, the rewriting of the founding fathers intentions on seperation of church and state. This is going too far. Buzz
Gosh, just boycott Texas. Don't send your kids to a Texas public school..its all the rage nowadays don'tcha know? Just buy textbooks in line with your own local ideas of history.......
I dont mean that textbooks should teach what one group thinks is appropriate but rather a view that is written in stone as correct.
Those same people are probably the ones who tried to ban Columbus Day and said Columbus introduced slavery in the US , not knowing he actually discovered an island and that the first slaves in the US. were brought there in the early 17th century by a Dutch ship which was actually taking those slaves to Brazil.
The term is far from new. They even referred to it in "1776". It's just the "get-around" nature of the usage by the free and sovereign state of Texas that has things buzzing.
