White Supremacist Historical Fantasies and a “Crisis” of Teacher Quality? - Passing Period #103

This Week: States across the country are banning the teaching of truthful history, and replacing it with the likes of the white supremacist, historical fantasy, propaganda videos we saw go viral this week from Prager U. These patently offensive videos feature a blue eyed Columbus excusing slavery as something to be seen as "no big deal," and a Santa Claus-ified Frederick Douglass extolling the virtues of the founders of the US government for patiently sacrificing the end of slavery as a masterful strategy in the name of building free America. Pure insanity.  

And, Manuel and Jeff discuss a new article in LA School Report, which again frames the public discourse about what’s happening in our schools as a “crisis in teaching quality.” Is the premise solid? What does this kind of reporting mean for the national debate around our schools? What should we be talking about, and how should we frame the discussion in the press?

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