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[quote=Anonymous]I have been extremely disappointed and dismayed by what appears to be a total lack of any social studies or civics education with DCPS.

I recently began asking my middle schooler what she thought about various historical events, only to learn that she did not know about WWII, the Great Depression, WWI, the Cold War, Vietnam War, or who the Iroquois and Sioux were. None of this has ever been covered. They did go over the Civil War and Revolution in elementary school, but she did not know which came first or when either took place or why. We have watched some movies and read some books about the Holocaust together, but she was somehow convinced that the Nazis were the Americans.

This is alarming. I question what has been taught in all this time by DCPS, where she has gone to school since kindergarten. I appreciate that there was disruption during the pandemic, and we moved to a new school for middle school, but there is no excuse for this kind of ignorance at this grade level. I question whether a child who is the product of this kind of education system is ready for high school, let alone college.

For all the talk we heard in elementary school about the importance of teaching our children to be critical thinkers and protect them from falling into disinformation campaigns and other propaganda, DCPS certainly seems intent on creating a generation of vulnerable ignorant citizens. I cannot think of any excuse or explanation for this kind of disservice, especially in a place like DC, where we literally have a front-row seat to global events as they happen.

I expressed my concerns to the principal, who took several days before acknowledging me and told me she would be sending it to the central office. It has now been a month, and no one has bothered contacting me. I am unsure of what to do or how to address this.

In the meantime, I bought several used middle school history textbooks and every night we have an extra social studies lesson at home. It is distressing that it has come to this, and even more disturbing when we consider all of the DCPS students whose families are unable to do the same for their kids.

Who would be the appropriate person to talk to about my concerns?

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