@Smokin Joe
Really? This is the first time I have heard about that. Then again,I have no children,so I am not really up on much that is going on in public schools.
I know that sort of thing goes on in places like Catholic Schools,but having it happen in public schools is new to me.
Since there has been an ethnocentric 'history month' in public schools, the majority of the living or recently deceased people focused on were often affiliated with the Communist Party. Others noted commonly were in rebellion with the status quo, and sometimes that was a commendable thing, but the emphasis was on the rebellion aspect, not so much what they were rebelling against, nor how that was in conflict with the founding principles of this nation or others. Short shrift was given to those who made scientific and medical advances, from the developments of George Washington Carver, to the discoveries of Dr. Charles Drew, whose efforts in hematology led to blood typing, transfusions, and countless lives saved. That historical focus only partitions history into a hodgepodge of events and dates, instead of a more coherent picture. History should be taught as a synchronous timeline, showing the interrelationships in a temporal setting, tying in developments in technology (often linked with religion early on), and not judging the actions of those in the past by today's standards, but teaching the mindset of the era in which those actions took place as well as what happened. As one option, History should be a four year run in High School, along with math, science, and in a decent curriculum, past English composition, literature courses should mirror the timeline of the history classes to bolster the concepts of the mindsets of the era. Everything would tie together.
The alternate track would lead into trades rather than academics, and would include English writing, reading comprehension, math and science, and some basic skills would be taught to both groups, to ground the academic track in reality a bit, and to aid the trade track students in the founding and operation of businesses.
Vlad Tepys' actions with sticks and enemies take on a different meaning when facing the Ottoman horde, and someone taught as a horroshow becomes the real life Colonel Kurtz of his day, stemming the tide of invasion. In the high school I attended my last two years, we did have a world religion course, which showed how the mindsets of the various civilizations were affected by the religious beliefs which were dominant in their place and time, but allowed us to compare and contrast those belief systems across the world and through time. Yes, that was a Catholic School, unafraid to teach those other belief systems, not like the godless Marxists in the Public School system, who believe "religion is the opiate of the masses".
Obviously, they were off; for some masses, it's more like Meth.