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Sunday, April 22nd, 2018

Texas Charter School Asked Students to List ‘Positive Aspects’ of Slavery

Author:     Cody Fenwick
Source:     Alternet
Publication Date:     April 20, 2018, 4:59 PM GMT
 Link: Texas Charter School Asked Students to List ‘Positive Aspects’ of Slavery
Stephan:   In my view the charter school movement championed by Secretary of Education Betsy Devos has three purposes none of which proponents acknowledge: 1.) To end public education 2.) To indoctrinate the peasants so they are pliable ignorant twits who will vote as they're told. 3.) To use the peasants as valves to tap the public treasury to further enrich, the already rich. Here is an example of exactly what I mean.

An enraged father was in disbelief when he saw his eighth grader’s homework assignment. The student was given a paper with two columns to fill out by listing the “positive aspects” and the “negative aspects” of life as a slave.

The worksheet was titled: “The Life of Slaves: A Balanced View.”

“What the hell is this revisionist history lesson trying to achieve here?!?” asked father Roberto Livar in a furious Facebook post.

Roberto’s child, Manu, attends the San Antonio, Texas charter school Great Hearts Monte Vista, CNN reported.

The school has now come out and distanced itself from the assignment.

“To be clear, there is no debate about slavery. It is immoral and a crime against humanity,” Superintendent Aaron Kindel said in a statement.

He continued: “Our review of the situation found this incident to be limited to one teacher at just one campus. It was a clear mistake and we sincerely apologize for the insensitive nature of this offense. We want to thank the parents who voiced their concern and brought this to our attention.”

The teacher who gave the assignment has been put on leave, the school […]

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