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Good news! My daughter shared a surprising and welcome detail about her US history class with me today (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Her teachers are having the kids read (at least a portion of) "An Indigenous People's History of the United States."

I was dumbfounded when she told me this because I've heard all the disappointing things my kids have been taught through the years. This is an eighth grade middle school US history class being taught in the US and this book isn't in the official state curriculum. When my oldest went through this grade, she was never given this assignment, so it also seems to be a new change.

After my 8th grader and I had talked about her being disappointed in her class so far and wanting to know more about the interesting parts of US history, I'd planned to get this book and Zinn's "A People's History of the United States" for her to read.

Seems like the teachers were ahead of me this time. What a pleasant change of pace! I'll have to thank the two teachers responsible for this curriculum.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago

The kids are gonna be fine after all

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I’m sure if you go to a PTA meeting and give them credit for a good lesson plan, it will go a long way with them. Lord knows they probably put up with a lot of annoying parents at PTA meetings

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Good idea. I was thinking of sending an email to them with the principal cc'ed or something to create a paper trail with positive feedback.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

Please do! A good lesson plan needs to be acknowedged and celebrated

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There is even a version of it written for kids

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I had no idea, will have to check this out. Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

A young peoples history of the United States.