Re: [xmca] RE:Texas erasing Cesar Chavez & Hispanics from school books

[Tony Whitson <twhitson@UDel.Edu>]

That's not going to happen.

I've been following this, and posting at
http://curricublog.wordpress.com/category/education/texas-education/

If you get to that archive list, and scroll down to the August 18 post 
"new Lowe standards for Texas Social Studies," you will see what was being 
said then on eliminating Chavez, Thurgood Marshall, and others.

Anyone interested might want to look at some of the more recent postings 
in that archive. The most recent (right now) is on Tiger Woods and the 
purposes of Social Studies.

Audio of the most recent hearings (November, both clips and complete 
session) are posted here:
https://tw-curricuwiki.wikispaces.com/TX_SBOE_Social_Studies_2009_November
including an appearance by Texas State Representative Norma Chavez (El 
Paso) on behalf of the Hispanic Caucus of the Texas legislature, which 
would override the SBOE and strip them of their powers if they went 
through with this.

But the talk about removing Cesar Chavez is a diversion. There's a very 
different, and more interesting game actually going on, which most members 
of the Board are clueless about. This includes angles that will be of 
interest to xmca. I'll try to post more later.

On Sat, 9 Jan 2010, mike cole wrote:

> This message was forwarded by a colleague not on xmca. it seemed worth
> passing on. More unpleasant news about the state of the union.
> mike
>
>
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> I thought you might be interested in this United Farm Workers e-activism
> campaign. http://action.ufw.org/page/speakout/cectxjan10<http://action.ufw.org/page/ic/rhf9j9jrzg52e0/ShVXUgZLFUQAUltaRBEcAgZaREpeVgsCUg>
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> The UFW needs your help to stop the Texas state Board of Education from
> erasing Cesar Chavez and all Hispanic historical figures from public school
> text books. Since Texas is such a major textbook purchaser, such a move
> could have a nationwide impact.
>
> This Wednesday, Jan. 13, the state board will take a preliminary vote to
> adopt new standards for social studies texts. These new standards would
> eliminate all Hispanics since the conquest of Mexico in the early 16th
> Century.Cesar Chavez, arguably the most important Hispanic civil rights
> leader of the 20th Century, is among the historical figures to be
> eliminated. One of Lowe?s so called "experts" said that Chavez "lacks the
> stature?and contributions" and should not be "held up to our children as
> someone worthy of emulation."
>
> To read the entire story and then take action  go to:
> http://action.ufw.org/page/speakout/cectxjan10<http://action.ufw.org/page/ic/rhf9j9jrzg52e0/ShVXUgZLFUQAUltaRBEcAgZaREpeVgsCUg>
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Tony Whitson
UD School of Education
NEWARK  DE  19716

twhitson@udel.edu
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