Talk about race with unwilling people
Educational authorities in Texas are considering changing the way they teach slavery to sophomores. State standards replace the word "slavery" with "involuntary relocation."
The Texas Education Agency, which is responsible for curriculum setting and state-wide student evaluation tests, has multiple "workgroups" that create curriculum for each subject and grade.
When the agency presented the idea of using "involuntary relocation" at a recent state board meeting, board member Aicha Davis said she was "that's not okay at all." "said. Davis shared a clip of the meeting on Facebook.
The Texas Education Agency says it is trying to change the word "slavery" to "involuntary relocation" in Texas. There is a virus post. Sadly, the statement has some truth. At the last meeting, SBOE received a work document from Social Studies Workgroup D, which reviewed TEKS in elementary and junior high school. This group proposed to introduce Africans to their trip to the United States. I used the phrase "involuntary relocation" in my second year. I had no problem with that and talked with the TEA staff. The workgroup has been instructed to discuss more about the appropriate language and terminology, and SBOE is in the fall.
Posted byAichaDavis, Thursday, June 30, 2022
"A virus post indicating that the Texas Education Agency is trying There is a Texas historical standard to change the word "slavery" to "involuntary migration," she wrote in c. Video aption. "Sadly, there is some truth in that statement."
During the meeting, Davis asked about the proposed changes. "I don't know if it's a fair expression of what we should say about the journey," Davis said during the meeting.
Agency members recognize that the workgroup that invented this language discusses "what makes sense for second graders" and has ideas that need to be addressed from kindergarten to eighth graders. I told Davis that I was doing it.
"How did they look at some of the trade books that exist and in the second grade that many people arrived in this country in very different ways and for very different reasons? I was talking about what to explain. Some were voluntary and some were not. "
Davis said the working group was instructed to further discuss the appropriate language and terminology.
In an email to CBS News, Board member Pat Hardy said at the meeting that "the first sophomore social studies standard from the Review Committee, which includes a section with the following title: It was a draft. " '.
"The proposed criteria clearly described the enslaved people of the colonial era, but the draft of" involuntary relocation "for Africans sold to slavery It didn't draw a clear or big picture, "Hardy said. "As a result, the SBOE unanimously sent back and recreated the language. This committee is working on the truth, including an accurate explanation of historical events."
"Our state The curriculum does not underestimate the role of slavery in American history. "
Still, the proposal became viral and many blamed it. Iro Omere, a Democratic candidate for Congress in Texas's Fourth District, called the proposal "shameful."
"It's shameful that the Texas Education Agency goes this far to change the way children are taught about the history of our country," Omele said in a statement to CBS News. .. "Children are taught that the Civil War began because of a" conflict of state rights. " It is an insult to the generation of slaves and their racist-affected offspring when they hear that the term "slavery" is changed to "involuntary relocation."
"We have reached the point where the Texas Board of Education and the State Board of Education must be held accountable for the deliberate miseducation of children in Texas," Omere said.
Controversial proposals come after many Republican-led states, such as Texas, have passed or considered legislation banning "dividing topics" discussed in schools. Some states aimed to ban critical race theory. Theories, usually taught at the university level, recognize the racial disparities that remain in American history and provide a framework for understanding how racism is being strengthened in American law and culture. increase. There is no evidence that critical race theory is taught from kindergarten to high school
TexasIn the classroom critical race theory below, teachers cannot discuss the idea that "one race or gender is inherently superior to another race or gender." After passing the law, Texas Governor Greg Abbott asked the school to review materials that students might consider "inappropriate."
State Board of Education Chair Kevin Ellis reassured Abbottin a recent letter, the Board was reviewing textbooks, and Congress told the Board "Yes." He said he had given the authority to reject non-teaching materials. Suitable for grade level. '"
The Board needs to complete a review of the social studies curriculum by the end of the year, Davis said.
Caitlin O'Kane is a digital content producer covering CBS News and its leading news brandThe Uplift
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