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Learn What is Being Taught About America at Your Child's School
We often take what we have for granted unless we know what is special about this country. Being born in America, a country with freedoms, we are not always aware of how rare, important and fragile freedom is. We sometimes learn about freedom from our parents, but it's also important that we learn about America and other countries in school.
What is taught, if anything, about America, differs from school system to school system. Also, there are pressures from special interest groups to include materials into the school curricula that support their causes - often at the expense of basic information like American history. If parents aren't aware of what's being taught, then they can't have an influence on future curriculum choices. A parent's interest also reinforces to children that education about our country's history is important.
We have a vested interest in ensuring that our children are being taught about our country - both the good and the not so good. It is critical that each generation understand and know the truth about our heritage.