Somehow, while updating this post, I brilliantly managed to delete it all. So this is a redo with added tweets.
According to the Denver Post, the Jefferson County School Board wants to focus on the "positive aspects" of U.S. history and focus on the parts of history that "promote citizenship, patriotism, essentials and benefits of the free enterprise system, respect for authority and respect for individual rights." History curriculum should not, "encourage or condone civil disorder, social strife or disregard of the law."
There have been some hilarious responses to these proposed curriculum changes under the twitter hashtag #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory Here are some of my favorites:
According to the Denver Post, the Jefferson County School Board wants to focus on the "positive aspects" of U.S. history and focus on the parts of history that "promote citizenship, patriotism, essentials and benefits of the free enterprise system, respect for authority and respect for individual rights." History curriculum should not, "encourage or condone civil disorder, social strife or disregard of the law."
There have been some hilarious responses to these proposed curriculum changes under the twitter hashtag #JeffCoSchoolBoardHistory Here are some of my favorites:
Several of these were taken from the Westword blog's post. (Some spammer has started using the tag, making it hard to find the earlier posts.)
