Posts Tagged ‘social studies curriculum’
What Explains Today’s Political Craziness?
Extreme socialist proposals are on the rise, and a shocking number of Americans — particularly among the young and “educated” — are taking them seriously. Where have these ideas come from? Abolish the Senate. Abolish the Electoral College. Make the Supreme Court and President subservient to the House of Representatives. Open the borders and give…
Read MoreFCPS’s “Women’s History Month” Proclamation Says a Lot
Almost all meetings of the FCPS School Board include one or more “proclamations” to recognize noteworthy people or events, such as the 100th anniversary of a school, black heritage month, school custodians, LGBTQIA+ pride month, immigration heritage month, etc. A recent proclamation caught my eye because it underscores the ideological bias that permeates FCPS. The…
Read MoreBeware the Social Studies Curriculum — Part 2
Documents obtained under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act reveal a disturbing ideological bias in the social studies curricula of Fairfax County public high schools (FCPS). The first article on this subject, which is HERE, discloses that after the current School Board took office in 2020, the curricula were extensively revised to view history and government…
Read MoreAlert! Fairfax School Board Plans to Scrap Long-Standing Policy of Objectivity
The Fairfax County School Board will vote on October 20 to undercut the school system’s long-standing policy requiring teachers to be objective and neutral when addressing controversial issues in the classroom. An effort was made at the School Board’s October 6 meeting to ram through a “Truthful Education” resolution by adding it to the agenda…
Read MoreThe School Board Is Intentionally Violating Established Policy
Introduction This is the 4th post in a series about the Controversial Issues Policy of the Fairfax County School Board. As outlined earlier, the Board undertook a program in 2020 to implement significant changes in its curricula. The intent was to put “equity” at the center of everything. The Board recognized at the outset that…
Read More