Politically Correct Homework Assignment in Texas Enrages Parents

[Prime Rib]

What is this? Slave owner apologists at work?

That is what we call the "long con".

 

[tkotom]

If I was heavily indoctrinated in a certain belief as a child, then I would probably carry that belief with me until I began to question my core beliefs- which for me happened in my mid-20s after life had knocked me around a little. Funny enough, I never did have that intellectual crisis concerning the ownership of human beings. Poor me. The brainwashing was too strong. I never felt it necessary to examine whether I believed it could be justifiable to own people. What a blossoming I missed out on!

Have I lampooned you enough, or do you want more?

It is unequivocally wrong to own other human beings, and this is something we should teach our children early and often. Handwashing, looking both ways before crossing the street, and not owning human beings.

Oh now your wording has changed. Before it was “WE SHOULD ABSOLUTELY INDOCTRINATE OUR CHILDREN” to we should teach them it is wrong.

Well no fucking shit we should teach them that, but there are ways to teach that allow children to reach informed conclusions based on logic and reason. That’s what that worksheet does. If you had it your way you’d have a bunch of drones walking around who think exactly like you do. And don’t even try to deny it, that’s literally what you said.

 

[bandicoot]

Ffs Mick lol
You know i'm a historian, right?

Don't care if he's a mod, he should be ashamed at a lot of the things he says.

All of that vocabulary and vernacular doesn't hide his ignorance. It illuminates it.

 

[Bald1]

Da fug? Positive aspects of slavery? Lol. Who comes up with this shit?

 

[Bald1]

Uh yes, because presumably the student is expected to fill them in themselves.

You're a sharp dude and a contrarian by nature, can you come up with any "positive aspects" of slavery? I mean ones that would benefit both sides. I'm drawing a blank.

 

[HockeyBjj]

Get the guy fired from his position 15 years later with no proof?

Hey, just trying to fill out the homework sides evenly

 

[Fawlty]

Oh now your wording has changed. Before it was “WE SHOULD ABSOLUTELY INDOCTRINATE OUR CHILDREN” to we should teach them it is wrong.

Well no fucking shit we should teach them that, but there are ways to teach that allow children to reach informed conclusions based on logic and reason. That’s what that worksheet does. If you had it your way you’d have a bunch of drones walking around who think exactly like you do. And don’t even try to deny it, that’s literally what you said.

I haven't changed anything, you're mental. I'm advocating "brainwashing" when it comes to slavery. Straight up. It should just be a point of indoctrination, early. Children should receive their opinion on slavery from us. When they are old enough, they can question it if for some god-unknown reason, it occurs to them that slavery might acceptable under certain conditions.

 

[Fawlty]

Da fug? Positive aspects of slavery? Lol. Who comes up with this shit?

This is what the parents who flipped out about this were thinking. I don't blame them.

This is more of an AP/early college sort of inquiry anyhow. Eighth grade is really pushing it, fourth grade is absolutely absurd.

 

[Andy Capp]

Slavery is easily the most important part of American history, so it should be "harped on."

Calling this politically correct is taking a jab at southern thought. I think you can work that out.

He’s the one Sherdogger who gleefully lives up to his nic. You give him far too much credit.

 

[Fawlty]

Don't care if he's a mod, he should be ashamed at a lot of the things he says.

All of that vocabulary and vernacular doesn't hide his ignorance. It illuminates it.

I don't think he showed ignorance, I think he made a strong argument that I don't agree with. If we were talking about teaching college students or AP high schoolers, I wouldn't disagree at all.

 

[M3t4tr0n]

We're fucking politicizing "Pro/Con" lists, now?

The entire purpose of exercises like this when I was in school, in this context, was to demonstrate how overwhelming one side is. This leads to the question, "How did something so imbalanced ever come to be?" It's an exercise in reason, not false equivocation.

I gotta admit, your troll game is pretty good at times.

 

[Lord Commander Palis]

Frustrating and also unsurprising

What is frustrating about this?

 

[dfoster]

Positives: safety from predators, starvation

 

[Trotsky]

It's English. No surprise Americans don't recognise it.

 

[Andy Capp]

The educational textbook industry is very lucrative and can insert/excerpt whatever the buyer wants.

Particularly in Texas. I recall hearing that they decided their own opinions were more reliable than having textbooks fact checked by experts.

 

[M3t4tr0n]

What is frustrating about this?

There is nothing frustrating about making excuses for an insensitive, poorly put togther, and all around shitty work assignment, just neutral pros and cons

 

[Prime Rib]

Particularly in Texas. I recall hearing that they decided their own opinions were more reliable than having textbooks fact checked by experts.

I had to erase that.

 

[Ruprecht]

Particularly in Texas. I recall hearing that they decided their own opinions were more reliable than having textbooks fact checked by experts.

I looked up the textbook, and apparently the principal author died in 2004 but who knows how much of it he actually wrote. It seems like the school is blaming the textbook, but the publisher says the worksheet is in no way related to their book or prompted by any material in it.

 

[Prime Rib]

There is nothing frustrating about making excuses for an insensitive, poorly put togther, and all around shitty work assignment, just neutral pros and cons

If worksheet were available back in the day......no civil war.......

 

[ObamaPhoneLady]

Pros:

'Better than being a slave in Africa.'

Or how about 'slavery in America was eventually abolished.'

Fun slavery fact: There are more slaves in Africa today that there were ever slaves in the US.