Teresa Egan: In the classroom, we need to examine our country's good and bad

"Middle school students have a heightened sense of righteousness, and it is a perfect time to challenge them to think about our country’s rich history from various perspectives."

Yes! And that is the exact reason why it is important to have teachers that can objectively expose and control the content and context of our history and how they present it. Not indoctrinate them with personal opinions, politically motivated propaganda, or unproven “theories”.

And whether or not you are able to come to terms with it, most teachers are admittedly registered Democrats at least, or Leftist political activists at worst.

After working as a school administrator for 17 years (after 23 years of military service), I can say, with certainty, that most academics see themselves as politically, socially “informed”. And, some see it as a moral and social imperative to "awaken" their charges and turn them into little “activists”.

I have personally experienced a level of contempt for those that challenge this perspective. I have witnessed their ire for the parents as ill-mannered, ignorant, redneck rubes for daring to voice their concerns and pushing back (see past editorials from CDS’s latest Ph.D.’d, brain trust, Dr.”Q”).

Teachers who even mildly object become isolated as misanthrope "Trump Supporters". Teacher’s Lounges are literal libraries of Woke, Social Justice, Equity, and Diversity propaganda, publications, and booklets strewn about for all to see and read. It’s taken for granted that all will agree as a matter of fact.

So yes, let's teach our children well about our history- Fairly and objectively showing the genius of our Fore Fathers, how we’ve grown and developed as a people and as a Country. And, while we’re at it, how about a sense of deserved pride for what we have accomplished, what we represent, and our generosity as a Nation.

There is a reason people laid their lives down to defend our Country, its flag, the Constitution, and the principles of freedom and human rights.

No one would suggest otherwise Teresa. Yet, the leftists would have you teach that America is hopelessly racist, always has been, and must admit that all whites are inherently biased. That is pure b*llshi* We can discuss our faults along with are mostly good actions during our brief couple of hundred years existence.