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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]There is an obvious liberal bias in the Arlington public school curriculum [/b]and we are wondering if the Arlington/Alexandria/McLean Catholic schools are any better.  We do not want our children to spend months on end learning about black Americans, Native Americans, Caesar Chavez, global warming, multiculturalism, etc. and miss out on learning about our founding fathers, 50 states, map skills, unbiased science, 'traditional' literature, etc.  We are not being racists - we just feel that the liberal bias is obvious and it is not what we want for our children.

Does anyone have specific recommendations for Catholic schools that have more balanced and/or American-focused curricula?
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You are, in fact, being racist. You are also being clueless. The curriculum is set by the state. For example, the entire fourth grade curriculum statewide studies Virginia, including many a trip to Jamestown where, gasp, they learn about the original settlers and things like the starving times (although this may not be to your taste since they also talk about Pocohontas as well as John Smith). Next week my daughter is taking a trip to Mount Vernon as part of a unit on the Revolutionary War that includes, gasp, study of the Founders (not the "Founding Fathers" -- no one uses that term anymore since it is a misnomer, historically speaking.).

Science unit currently is about metric system (I know, that's what the socialists use, right?). They also studied weather and, oddly, moon phases. They study a lot about moon phases. Personally, I think the state of Virginia wants to prepare our chilren to be werewolves. But, again, that's a State of Virginia thing, not an Arlington thing.

I haven't heard a word about Caesar Chavez (or Hugo Chavez for that matter.). It might upset you to know my second grader is currently studying the Chinese New Year. I know, fucking commies, right?[/quote]

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