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| REQUIRED: AFRICAN HISTORY CLASS |
| Friday, June 10, 2005 |
| CNN.com - Philly schools to require African history class - Jun 9, 2005: "PHILADELPHIA, Philadelphia (AP) -- City high school students will be required to take a class in African and African American history to graduate, a move that education experts believe is unique in the nation.
The requirement in the 185,000-student district, which is about two-thirds black, begins with September's freshman class, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Thursday.
The yearlong course covers subjects including classical African civilizations, civil rights and black nationalism, said Gregory Thornton, the district's chief academic officer. The other social studies requirements are American history, geography and world history."
There's no problem with this, as long as they require an Asian history class, an Australian history class, a European history class, a Greenland history class... |
posted by Jack Mercer @ 6/10/2005 12:26:00 PM   |
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Why? These kids have to take a class in European-American history, which is what a U.S. History class is, essentially.
If your kid were going to a school where two-thirds of the students were of Italian-American descent, would you have a problem with them having to learn Italian history? I wouldn't. I think kids -- and adults -- should learn about their own ancestors' history.
We all have to learn in-depth about the European folks who came to America. Why not learn more about the African folks who came to America?
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Hi Kathy!
Then you think maybe that should be a part of American history?
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Why? These kids have to take a class in European-American history, which is what a U.S. History class is, essentially.
If your kid were going to a school where two-thirds of the students were of Italian-American descent, would you have a problem with them having to learn Italian history? I wouldn't. I think kids -- and adults -- should learn about their own ancestors' history.
We all have to learn in-depth about the European folks who came to America. Why not learn more about the African folks who came to America?