Mock slave auctions, racist lessons: How US history class often traumatizes, dehumanizes Black students

which surveyed more than 1,700 social studies teachers and analyzed textbooks.

Teachers fail to discuss the relationship between white supremacy and slavery, teach about slavery as an exclusively southern system, focus on the white experience instead of the perspective of enslaved people, and rarely make connections between slavery and present day structural racism, according to the report.

Brown said teachers continue to struggle with lessons around slavery because they are not properly trained and because the country itself has had a difficult time addressing race and racism. Although some states adhere to common core standards, there is no national standard for teaching slavery, she said.Republican state lawmakers want to punish schools that teach the 1619 Project

"I’m curious to see how that will play out and whether we will see it to its full fruition or if we will let this moment pass as moments have passed before without really doing the work," she said.If parents encounter a problematic assignment Brown said the first step is to talk to the teacher to better understand the intention of the lesson and what the rest of the curriculum entails.

"As an African American parent or parent of Black children I am interested to know how do Black people and the Black experience play out in the curriculum," she said.George Floyd. Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. What do we tell our children?

And she should be arrested for child abuse.

Why the HATE? It is a mental health sickness that needs a cure. We are a diverse nation today and always will be. But I do want to bid on no human it devaluing the creation and it is demonic.

This is a good story telling how hard it can be to teach slavery to young adults.

The poor little Guinea pig-that was the only student she could do that to snd get away with it-her own.

I am looking for new, good friends

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