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lark

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4. I had a great social studies teacher in 7th grade, he showed us the full truth & opened our eyes.
Mon Jun 21, 2021, 09:12 AM
Jun 2021

He was always in trouble with the Principal and was the most fun and thought provoking teacher I ever had. He literally changed my life, opening the mind of this totally indoctrinated Southern Baptist pre-teen to the class struggle going on in America. Going to school here (NE FL) in the 60's, there was no pretense that slavery didn't start the war. The others teachers would tell us about "states rights", but would also say it was the right to keep slaves that was at issue. Wonder when the truth stopping being taught?

So much I don't know... [View all] kpete Jun 2021 OP
K & R...nt Wounded Bear Jun 2021 #1
K and R Ferrets are Cool Jun 2021 #2
K & R Sinistrous Jun 2021 #3
I had a great social studies teacher in 7th grade, he showed us the full truth & opened our eyes. lark Jun 2021 #4
K & R Ohioboy Jun 2021 #5
Hated history in high school (and that was a long time ago)! BelieveCassandra Jun 2021 #6
Same here. My history classes wnylib Jun 2021 #15
From "Lies Our Teachers Told Us" to Howard Zinn's "A People's History" to Roxanne niyad Jun 2021 #7
The entire school system OldBaldy1701E Jun 2021 #19
We need a serious revamping of our curriculum. Lonestarblue Jun 2021 #8
Good post. Your last sentence is especially spot on. brush Jun 2021 #9
Well OldBaldy1701E Jun 2021 #20
Exactly seta1950 Jun 2021 #10
Great post geardaddy Jun 2021 #11
which is why critical race theory freaks the reich wing out so much SoonerPride Jun 2021 #12
K&R spanone Jun 2021 #13
Excellent post ChazII Jun 2021 #14
Public high school teachers cannot teach these things because they'd be fired FakeNoose Jun 2021 #16
Most are worse. OldBaldy1701E Jun 2021 #21
Try Parochial school in the 1940's BarbD Jun 2021 #17
80 times?! ShazzieB Jun 2021 #18
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