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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have no idea about what OP saw (my DCPS kids did not see the movie). But, typically in any history class a very big part of reviewing materials, including textbooks, is to address the issue of who the author is and whether the point of view they portray is fair, fact-based, total fiction, propaganda, etc. It is also typical to review materials on a subject that show many points of view and many methods of communicating a message (e.g. a poem, a work of historic fiction, a newspaper article, a text book, and yes, a movie, all on the same subject). This is valuable, and my children's teachers, even in early elementary school, do this over and over, even with the midnight ride of Paul Revere. I would be shocked if this movie was the only resource these students explored on the subject and find it highly unlikely that there will not be vigorous discussion in class on the film's POV and accuracy.[/quote]

A fanciful, if admirable view of what happens in DCPS.  However, I recall when my child spent what seemed like two months studying South Africa in elementary school.  The teacher taught a very simplistic narrative about the heroism and struggles of the ANC and how Mandela basically walked out of his jail cell into the presidency.   We had a discussions at dinner about the broader history, including international pressure and de Klerk's role. in the transformation to majority rule. My child went in and asked questions about this and her teacher drew a complete blank, as if she didn't even know who de Klerk was.  [/quote]

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