NC Agency Seeks Removal Of Pre-1877 US History From High Schools

North Carolina's Department of Public Instruction wants to remove pre-1877 US History from high school classrooms. These people are too insane and have way too much time on their hands. h/t Adam Baldwin on Twitter. Video news report below.

SHELBY, N.C. -- Almost in view of Kings Mountain is Shelby High School in Cleveland County.

But if a proposal by the state Department of Public Instruction is adopted, the importance of the Revolutionary War battle fought there would no longer be taught at Shelby High or any other high school in North Carolina.

The department is proposing that no history prior to 1877 be taught in high schools. Instead, history classes in elementary and middle schools would cover that period.

The proposal would mean that high school level history classes would no longer cover much of the Civil War, the pilgrims, or even the Declaration of Independence. Some of that would, however, be included in some civics classes.

Comments

[Molon Labe]

"He who controls the past, controls the future"

[newrouter]

progressive have their start around 1877. 1876 puts gore v bush to shame.

[KingShamus]

Man, what happened to North Carolina?

A few years ago it was a solid red state. Now? I dunno what the hell is going on. Sad.

[bannor]

My guess is the baby boomers are starting to retire, that's a lot of north eastern liberals moving out of the states the've spent decades wrecking and they don't all end up in florida or arizona. The carolinas have a a nice temperate climate and are probably completely unprepaired for an influx of liberals who have a lot of free time on their hands.

[JustOneMan]

50% are retired teachers and state workers from New Jersey. All idiots, morons and fools...

Each year I call my sons school and ask them what happened to Christopher Columbus? Either they ignore him or make him out to be the "white devil"!

[Bill Woods]

O-o-kay. The thinking is what, that kids have gotten enough pre-Reconstruction history by the time they get to high school? Put me down as 'unconvinced'.

[Whimserious]

This kind of thinking concerns me greatly. While I don't believe a college art major needs another calculus class (there could be exceptions), I believe the entire history of the US needs to be included in a high school class on the History of the US. That's not asking so much. The US is not even 1,ooo.oo years old. (But if it was, more class hours might be necessary.)
I'm very suspicious about who is pushing this and what their agenda is. I have to agree with most of these other commentors. It's not native North Carolinians making these foolish, sneaky, manipulative suggestions or decisions. It's other people coming in and trying to make a "New, Progressive South", imposing their beliefs on our kids and grandkids, and thus their future and the way understand the world. Poor kids. Another reason to home school, parents.

[crosspatch]

Well, I suppose that is one way to avoid having the kids read the Federalist Papers.

[A Stephens]

Yep, couple this with the effort in Texas, who have a large say in what the nations textbooks look like by the way, to remove the founders from the textbooks there and you have the latest battle in the 130 year march of "progressive-ism" to undermine the basic tenets of our country's founding. The arrogance of these people is sickening.

[TW]

"The department is proposing that no history prior to 1877 be taught in high schools. "

Great!? Now U.S. history will be reduced to construction paper projects and DVDs. They're putting U.S. history into the hands of generalists who know very little about much. Anyone whose ever had the misfortune of taking education in college can tell you that most elementary school majors are some of the most unquestioning dolts around.