Hillary Lesson May No Longer Be Mandatory in Texas

Ferlon Webster Jr. | September 17, 2018
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If you’re not interested in the mandatory lesson about Hillary Clinton in your Texas public school, guess what? You may not have to sit through it anymore!

On Friday, the Texas Board of Education voted to remove Hillary Clinton and Helen Keller from their history curriculum along with several dozen other historical figures, including Barry Goldwater.

How did this decision come about? The board is attempting to “streamline” what students learn in social studies classes. Two teachers from the group of 15 board-nominated volunteers told The Dallas Morning News, “the state required so many historical figures that it resulted in rote memorization of dates and names instead of real learning.”  Eliminating Clinton and Keller from the required curriculum will save teachers a combined 70 minutes of instructional time.

Liberal educators still can spend some time focusing on Hillary if they desire. The decision to remove these historical figures would not stop teachers from teaching about them, it would only prevent the mandatory teaching of them.  Furthermore, this decision is not yet final, so the board can continue to make changes to the curriculum before their final vote in November.

H/T Dallas Morning News

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