Not a 'snowflake' concern. Teaching historical context is difficult and important.
In this case consistent material and, perhaps some parental warning would be helpful to ensure parents can answer questions. Davis says the workbook leaves out important context needed to understand racism in Canada, such as the function of the Indian Act and the reserve system.
I know this is difficult but topic and age group wise. I give safety training and it can be difficult to remember most people do not do risk injury activities on purpose and the term ignorant can be a loaded a term as stupid. Can't imagine teaching kids social studies.
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a book published in 1852 is used for current teachings?
ReplyDeletewow, that's a bit odd..
Oops... I wrote that and then remembered .. bible studies..
I guess 1852 is almost a new release.
Not bible studies, history of Canada studies. It's a legit source for showing thinking that shaped Canada. At least BC doesn't have a publically funded Catholic school system along side the public system like so many provinces do.
ReplyDeleteI have family documents from Canada's "Half Breed Commission" in the 1800s. How would that one fly today? LOL
ReplyDeleteIt's all in the context.
ReplyDeleteI spent so much of the last american election cycle trying to explain that to say the Democratic party founded the KKK is really not correct.
Chris Pollard isn't that in effect what the truth and reconciliation commission is?
ReplyDeleteHonestly, I'm not sure what the T&R commish is REALLY hoping to accomplish, beyond headlines and appearances. Will it give my great-great grandmother back the land they were removed from? No. Will they decide that current generations should be "paid" for the wrongs done in the past? Well, I suppose they could, but why? What is done is done. I highly doubt they'd suddenly hand us offspring the deed to the old land. But if they did, we'd all make a pretty penny - our family land was where The Forks currently exists in Winnipeg! The rent we could charge ... lol
ReplyDeleteI appreciate that they're making an attempt to appease people, but, really, it won't change history. Those who haven't already forgiven what was done and found a way forward probably aren't going to because a new round of politicians are paying their problems some lip service.
All that said, that's my view and my situation. There are many others out there who have had a very, very different life experience and have been handed a horrible hand in their own life. And there HAS been a great deal of culture erased, with more vanishing as the elders pass on. If they focus their time and energy in the right direction, I think they COULD do some real good ... but I don't have much faith in politicians to do what's right vs what's right for the press. Call me cynical.
Cass Morrison
ReplyDeleteI understand well the original problem and I seriously was questioning how a a 170 year old book could be the basis for modern teaching..
then I realised that an even older and far more out of date book is used for studies the world over..
Which shows how absurd the whole thing is.. as the story mentions
"There isn't a mechanism for that," on choosing..
My son was home schooled for the last few years. I worked with him on History. I kinda explained it this way:
ReplyDeleteEveryone has their own set of Morals, the sorts of things they won't do, things which offend their consciences. And then there are Ethics, starting with laws, which we enforce, where what you do violates other people's rights. Speed limits, case in point. I always fear driving down these suburban back streets, worrying about some child running out to chase a ball. One of the only times I ever spanked my son was when he ran out into the street. He remembered it.
We try not to offend other people's sense of dignity, that's a moral principle. But everything changes, we're constantly figuring this stuff out as we go. And laws change, too.
But when we look back at the past, we can't impose our own reasoning on these long-dead people. That's the hallmark of the bad historian, that he looks at the past through the lenses of the present. People get upset with Mark Twain using the N Word, but those people are bad historians.
The word "squaws" entered the English language when the European settlers arrived in Rhode Island. It's a Narragansett word. And anyone who gets upset about its use in Hollywood movies might think twice about that. It is not derogatory.
native-languages.org - Narragansett Words