To parent teacher meetings goes many of bewildered old.

Now hold on, Miss Fox, it's all very well to teach my boy to paint pretty pictures and Bill Birdhouse.

He doesn't even know his multiplication table.

Before the meeting, the protesters were outside and held up signs saying they don't want

JCPS to teach critical race theory.

Because they won't let us speak.

The communism done. critical race theory. Because they won't let us make this.

The happiness and death.

I am horrified that teachers are targeted for the basic work that they do to provide students a safe

space to be themselves.

The Western culture and values that brought forth Christianity

and the founding documents are being called evil and racist.

Today, an overwhelming majority of U.S. educators are convinced that these new teaching methods

are best equipping today's younger for today's world.

You're listening to Civics 101 from New Hampshire Public Radio, I'm Nick Capadiche.

I'm Hannah McCarthy.

And today we're talking about teaching civics and I'm going to start with a massive

caveat here I'm not just talking about civics education I'm also talking about social studies that's sort of the umbrella term for civics, history, economics,

geography, and at times other things depending on what state you live in, because education is a prime example of federalism.

It just varies so much from state to state.

So today we're going to look into the history of teaching history in the US,

the question of who gets to choose what gets taught and finally learn

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