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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It was fairly shocked to see just how much time and resources at our majority minority school are devoted to “anti racism”  curriculum.  I mean, 90% of the kids are well below grade level.   Shouldn’t every minute of every day be spent on math/reading?  It’s bizarre. [/quote]

My kids attend a DCPS Title 1 school and spend zero hours/time on anti-racism curriculum. You’re a troll.[/quote]

NP. You are naive and obviously don’t know what your kid is learning.  Anti-racism is definitely embedded in the curriculum, no doubt.  Also as you get to higher grades in middle and high school, it tends to dominate.[/quote]

You might be surprised to learn that anti-racism efforts are more robust in Ward 3 schools than anywhere else in the city. Yes, anti-racism is embedded in the curriculum, however it's not explicitly taught as a learning standard. While you might have learned 30 years ago the white supremacy perspective on slavery, current curriculum takes a more holistic approach without leaving out the voices and experiences of those who were enslaved. See how fast we can get to an anti-racism lesson without saying "Today's learning objective will be that all students will be able to define anti-racism." In many schools in Ward 3 Black History month is celebrated with much more effort than many other schools. Why do you suppose that might be?[/quote]

Please tell me the "White Supremacist version of history" that was taught in DC.

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Not "White Supremacist version of history" rather perspective on slavery, as an example. Any historical textbook that didn't include the perspective and/or experiences of an enslaved person, or Native American is by definition bias. Any lesson, for that matter. Consider Christopher Columbus in a more comprehensive historical context and the comparison of curriculum 50 years to those used in classroom nows. Find me a textbook from 1970 that is inclusive to all voices on the subject of Christopher Columbus and him finding America.[/quote]

You'd have to go pretty far back to find a textbook that didn't include the perspective of slaves and indigenous people.  It may not have been gotten its full share of coverage, but it was there.

I went to public elementary school in the Deep South in the 1970s, and I certainly learned that slavery was miserable for the slaves and that indigenous people were treated badly.[/quote]

You obviously have no clue. I am not white and graduated HS in 2013, texts were still from a white perspective. Simply knowing slaves were miserable or the like is not critical nor in depth. Perspective taking is more than just ‘oh well that sounds bad’[/quote]

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