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Yeah, I think I'm going to have a much bigger issue with school related legislation in a couple of years when my son gets there.
I agree from the standpoint of bringing political/social issues into an environment where it should be primarily focused on learning. I'd also appreciate legislation regarding schools to be very limited.
Life is political and social and learning about social issues and politics is an essential part of education.
Would you want your child learning about slavery without learning why slavery was wrong? I doubt it. However, that is both a political and social issue.
That's a good example.
It's hard for me to fathom having to explain at all how it was wrong. Apply that to most issues of discrimination.
History without context is a bit like telling someone from another country there's a colts vs patriots game and them wondering why that matters (it doesn't, I don't like sports that much, but local people generally understand the huge rivalry). Other people wouldnt, so it wouldn't have much gravity without context.