Introduction Recently, my community began the process of eliminating high school honors classes. Most of this post is my letter on the subject to the board of education, lightly edited, divided by topic, and provided with illustrations. I thought about including additional research, but I think what I included initially is probably enough to get …
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Introduction In this post, I talked about how American history should be taught. Unfortunately, the issues involved have now become more complicated as a result of the dispute over the proposed AP African-American Studies course. As you know if you’ve read my earlier writings, I believe that high school classes should be welcoming to all …
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Introduction As we saw in my last post, Christian Nationalism substantially distorts the biblical heritage from which it supposedly draws its inspiration. In this post, we will see how it similarly distorts the very American values it is supposed to champion. Religious Freedom During the Colonial Period Anyone with even a casual acquaintance with American …
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Introduction The Problem Posed by Christian Nationalism Not so long ago, I wrote about how American history should be taught. In that post, I discussed the importance of presenting a variety of perspectives rather than trying to use history teaching as a method of indoctrination. History is more than a collection of facts. It is …
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