While I was working as managing editor for the University of Alaska School of Natural Resources and Agriculture, I helped produce the Reindeer Research Program's high school curriculum oriented around reindeer and Native Alaskan history. It was a comprehensive curriculum focused on Native knowledge and how it influenced Alaska history, using reindeer biology as a focus point. It was a fascinating curriculum, and dovetailed with other projects I had worked on through the University of Alaska Press
Thanks for this in-depth look at the standards! Another underreported news story in Florida is the curriculum being pushed by one of the newly appointed members of the Commissioner of Education's African American History Task Force. Frances Presley Rice is the co-founder of the Yocum African American History Foundation (https://www.yocumblackhistory.org/). This "foundation" provides curriculum that is, to say the least, very troubling. For example, check out this presentation on the history of slavery which teaches students "the business of slavery was fueled by greedy African kings." https://www.yocumblackhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/The-History-of-Slavery.pdf#page=6.
Additionally, there is no such thing as the Castle of Ghana...there were many such Ghanaian waypoints for slavery including Cape Coast Castle. Amazing scholarship here...
While I was working as managing editor for the University of Alaska School of Natural Resources and Agriculture, I helped produce the Reindeer Research Program's high school curriculum oriented around reindeer and Native Alaskan history. It was a comprehensive curriculum focused on Native knowledge and how it influenced Alaska history, using reindeer biology as a focus point. It was a fascinating curriculum, and dovetailed with other projects I had worked on through the University of Alaska Press
my address, spoken & written, is;
"Miami, Fl WHERE U DO NOT WANNA BE--wish i cd insert a few lines fm the largely unknown "citizens bill of rights "
Thanks for this in-depth look at the standards! Another underreported news story in Florida is the curriculum being pushed by one of the newly appointed members of the Commissioner of Education's African American History Task Force. Frances Presley Rice is the co-founder of the Yocum African American History Foundation (https://www.yocumblackhistory.org/). This "foundation" provides curriculum that is, to say the least, very troubling. For example, check out this presentation on the history of slavery which teaches students "the business of slavery was fueled by greedy African kings." https://www.yocumblackhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/The-History-of-Slavery.pdf#page=6.
Good lord. Sorry I’m late to this comment, but wow. Do you know where I can learn more about these people?
Here you go:
Supporters call her relentless. Detractors say her tactics generate ill will.
Leader of black Republicans sparks a backlash
https://twitter.com/rightwingwatch/status/1682861941851578368?s=46&t=vR9nDpCwviQE2yFK7Cd6tw
https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2023/07/21/benefited-slavery-critics-say-some-states-examples-were-never-even-slaves/
https://twitter.com/etotheipie/status/1682764410224357377?s=46&t=vR9nDpCwviQE2yFK7Cd6tw
I missed this one--where Rice says that "white working class men bear most of the racism in today's society." https://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/news/bigwood-lecture-reflects-on-who-is-being-treated-unfairly/article_590aa5bc-9d8a-51f9-b727-a7f47578ad52.html
Additionally, there is no such thing as the Castle of Ghana...there were many such Ghanaian waypoints for slavery including Cape Coast Castle. Amazing scholarship here...