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re: Missouri teacher suspended: can’t teach history anymore
Posted on 12/11/19 at 10:19 am to dawgfan24348
Posted on 12/11/19 at 10:19 am to dawgfan24348
quote:
You know you can teach history without doing stupid shite like this
I’ve stated that.
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Posted on 12/11/19 at 10:22 am to High C
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I’ve stated that.
only after asking why it was dumb and pretending that people were trying to eradicate all discussion of slavery from history
Posted on 12/11/19 at 10:22 am to notsince98
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The whole intent of the PC bullshite is to remove things from history.
Y'all need to get your narratives straight.
Wouldn't the "PC" people want to keep the slave trade at the forefront of people's minds in order to demonize whitey? Wouldn't removing any talk of the slave trade be counter to the purported goals of the current 2019 PC Police Movement?
No one is trying to stop teaching about the slave trade. Maybe try and stop clutching your pearls at everything.
Posted on 12/11/19 at 10:32 am to jcaz
quote:$3.50 I corrected your mistake.
But I’d say $350.
Posted on 12/11/19 at 10:40 am to Salmon
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only after asking why it was dumb and pretending that people were trying to eradicate all discussion of slavery from history
You admittedly have me on semantics. Intent, however, is fear of the slippery slope. I pointed out how quickly it went from cultural insensitivity to racism in the article.
Posted on 12/11/19 at 10:51 am to LSU316
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Reading about the slave trade is a little different than having an activity where you have to put yourself in the shoes of an actual plantation owner and go through some of the motions of trading slaves yourself as a student.
Why, because it takes higher thinking skills, than simply reading?
Posted on 12/11/19 at 10:55 am to TigerOnTheMountain
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This way too complex of a question for a fifth grader.
How old is the slave?
How strong is the slave?
What skills does the slave possess?
So many variables determine price.
Add 40 time and this reads like a checklist for GM’s at the NFL combine
Posted on 12/11/19 at 11:20 am to CarrolltonTiger
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Why, because it takes higher thinking skills, than simply reading?
Apparently so does grammar, but no one seems to be giving you any shite for it.
Posted on 12/11/19 at 11:22 am to High C
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Why? The slave trade happened, not only in America but all over the world. We have to pretend that it didn’t happen now because “I’m offended”?
There's a major difference between teaching students about the slave trade and reenacting it.
Posted on 12/11/19 at 11:35 am to High C
This assignment is poorly written. Points for trying to teach about the pricing back then other than comparing it to car prices, though.
Posted on 12/11/19 at 12:02 pm to lsu2006
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Wouldn't the "PC" people want to keep the slave trade at the forefront of people's minds in order to demonize whitey?
This whole story does exactly that. It isn't mutually exclusive.
They want only non whites to be able to discuss it in the matter they choose with no regard to historical facts.
Posted on 12/11/19 at 12:08 pm to High C
It happened but how could you think it was a good idea assigning a slave pricing project? Cover the history of it and how we’ve tried to correct the effects of it. Of course some snowflakes shudder at even the mention of it being taught in classrooms. And then it’s okay to teach 7 year olds about drag queens though.
Posted on 12/11/19 at 12:13 pm to jcaz
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And then it’s okay to teach 7 year olds about drag queens though.
Another valid point.
Posted on 12/11/19 at 12:23 pm to LoveThatMoney
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That's a discussion for much older folks to have and should be used as an illustration of how dehumanizing slavery is. 5th graders? Fuuuuu
I totally have to agree with you...but I got to say... If the teacher came dressed in drag and had an assignment about tolerance he would be promoted and praised...
Posted on 12/11/19 at 12:59 pm to High C
quote:LOL, talk about trying too hard.
Why? The slave trade happened, not only in America but all over the world. We have to pretend that it didn’t happen now because “I’m offended”?
You're equating something logical like don't ask 10 year olds to put a price on a slave to saying we should never talk about it and pretend it never happened?
Your logic is pretty terrible here.
Posted on 12/11/19 at 1:00 pm to High C
quote:Ah shite, I think he trolled and I took the bait.
If you read the article, many other products, including grain, were asked about. You cannot eliminate slavery and the slave trade from historical discussion, even in the 5th grade. Slavery and its effects on our country are a lynchpin of American History.
Posted on 12/11/19 at 1:11 pm to shel311
My son's history teacher was just suspended for having the kids break into different groups - northerners for and against slavery, and southerners for and against - and to write a rap song (yep - a rap song) about their reasons for having that stand.
Except one African-American girl who was assigned to southern pro slavery group asked if she could be moved to a non-pro slave group and was told No.
Except one African-American girl who was assigned to southern pro slavery group asked if she could be moved to a non-pro slave group and was told No.
Posted on 12/11/19 at 1:22 pm to notsince98
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They want only non whites to be able to discuss it in the matter they choose with no regard to historical facts.
Such crap.
This wasn’t a history class. This was a class On the free market.
This post was edited on 12/11/19 at 1:24 pm
Posted on 12/11/19 at 1:22 pm to FloridaRougaroux
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My son's history teacher was just suspended for having the kids break into different groups - northerners for and against slavery, and southerners for and against - and to write a rap song (yep - a rap song) about their reasons for having that stand. Except one African-American girl who was assigned to southern pro slavery group asked if she could be moved to a non-pro slave group and was told No.
That’ll do it.
Posted on 12/11/19 at 1:25 pm to High C
Where does it says the teacher can’t teach history anymore?
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