Seriously brilliant stuff. Sir Ken Robinson has an amazingly cogent view of education, learning and society.
May 2010 Archives
Those who don't remember the past are condemned to repeat it" George Santayana
Read about how a small group of individuals are deciding what millions of students are taught in our history classes. Jefferson is removed because he is pro-separation of church and state. Slave trade is called "Atlantic triangular trade", McCarthyism is justifiable, Civil rights movement is glossed over while introducing a new focus on the "significant contributions" of pro-slavery Confederate leaders during the civil war.
Read about how a small group of individuals are deciding what millions of students are taught in our history classes. Jefferson is removed because he is pro-separation of church and state. Slave trade is called "Atlantic triangular trade", McCarthyism is justifiable, Civil rights movement is glossed over while introducing a new focus on the "significant contributions" of pro-slavery Confederate leaders during the civil war.
