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dc_dux · 11-26-2008, 12:28 PM

If it were my child's school, I would save my chips for a bigger battle.

But at the same time, I find it a bit narrow-minded when some can only respond with shouts of "here they go again with forcing their political correctness on us!" when they are confronted with something that bucks the status quo.

IMO, sincere attempts by some parents to end what they consider to be the perpetuation of fables as history, including false and often degrading stereotypes, are not PC.

What is so bad about suggesting that schools teach (not just with books and lesson plans, but with such tools as skits, costumes, and other interactive means) in a manner that is HC (historically correct)?

11-26-2008, 12:28 PM	#39 (permalink)
dc_dux Location: Washington DC	If it were my child's school, I would save my chips for a bigger battle. But at the same time, I find it a bit narrow-minded when some can only respond with shouts of "here they go again with forcing their political correctness on us!" when they are confronted with something that bucks the status quo. IMO, sincere attempts by some parents to end what they consider to be the perpetuation of fables as history, including false and often degrading stereotypes, are not PC. What is so bad about suggesting that schools teach (not just with books and lesson plans, but with such tools as skits, costumes, and other interactive means) in a manner that is HC (historically correct)? __________________ "The perfect is the enemy of the good." ~ Voltaire Last edited by dc_dux; 11-26-2008 at 12:34 PM..