Well, i am going to babble, so sorry if i doesn't seem to make sense.
"There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction"
The word "change" means to make the form of something different from once it once was; but most people do not like change. The "right direction" for some people may not be right in other people's opinions. From our discussion in class though, I saw that most people did not agree with the changes the Texas Board of Education wanted to make to what was being taught in US History classes-many did not believe that what the Board wanted was the "right direction." The Board of Education wanted to get rid or in a sense erase people from history books. One of those people is Anne Hutchinson, she was "exiled...for teaching religious views at odds with the officially sanctioned faith." Is she to not be written in history books because she did not agree with the "sanctioned faith" back then?. So because she did not agree she is to be erased; if this were to happen to everybody who did not agree with the "sanctioned faith" of the time, then the United States would never have come to be. Some of the original thirteen colonies were established by English settlers who wished to practice their own belief without discrimination. The United States started because of religious reasons, but that doesn't mean that religion, or Christianity, should be forced down kids or teenagers throats in school.
History books should have nothing but facts, true, this may not always happen because everybody has a bias. Historians or people that are correctly qualified should write history books, reverends and politicians should not write history books; true there is a bias both ways, but one is not visible as the other. Everybody grows up a certain way, a different way than other people. We are taught certain things by our parents throughout our life, conscious or not. We grow up with the beliefs that our parents have and more often than not we will probably grow up to be exactly like our parents.
Back on the subject, when one groups beliefs become more powerful than what most people is right, what most people can not erased is the change they want a good thing? Should people or events in history be changed, altered, or even erased because of the "all-out moral and spiritual civil war for the soul of America, and the record of American history is right at the heart of it." Is America really in an all out spiritual war, and is changing the history and erasing important figures the right thing to do? There is nothing wrong with the current history books now, what is the need for this change, do people just want to get their religious foot in the door? In this situation, change is not good, why change something that has never let people down so far?
3 comments:
Hey Megan! I really enjoyed reading your blog. I liked how you use bold words for words you wanted an emphasis on. I was a good effect so there would be no confusing on your point. It was really nice how you used the text to back up on what you were saying about what people wanted for the text books. The way that you presented your argument was awesome in that it would not offend anyone but good for communication. I do agree with your point that there should be facts in our history books and that todays textbooks are fine. But our history books are a little outdated and may need revision. We have found some letters and documents that are important in history. Like generals in major battles and how some wars were really started. But of course we do have specific history books and other non-fiction books that have them in it. I do understand your point on that religion should not be the whole essence in our history books. But they do have an effect on history and should not be ignored. So wars and other events have been caused because of religion but it should not just be the focus on history. Anyways, I enjoyed your blog and how you presented your opinion about the subject. Thank you!
megan. what do you think the "right direction" is? you mention it a few times and i think it would be nice if you clarified that. (though i know what you mean...)honestly i thought your blog was going to be something like "....all you dumb conservative republicans......" but yeah it's not. you kept your cool and like presented your point of view in a calm manner that seems like you would rather have a "discussion" rather than a "debate." You know i agree with your views on this subject because of little discussion we had in class that day. okay this sentence or two caught my attention "We are taught certain things by our parents throughout our life, conscious or not. We grow up with the beliefs that our parents have and more often than not we will probably grow up to be exactly like our parents. " I have a question to ask. Do you think parents should be more educated in certain subjects (like the rather controversial ones) and attempt to unbias their children as much as possible?
Megan, I thought you had an interesting perspective.I especially thought your title was awesome! It was refreshing to see that someone is against the world constantly changing and compromising to suit the majority. Sometimes it's nice to be stable and just go with the flow.I believe it is true that we grow up to have similar beliefs to our parents'ideology, since they are part of our primary discourse. Afterall,blood is thicker than water. However,because of this I don't feel as if Christianity is being shoved down anyone's throat. At the end of the day,kids will side with the beliefs that they grow up knowing. Religion should not be emphasized or
de-emphasized any more than it already is. I know that the history book itself should not be based solely on Christianity but it needs to be included when it is relevant to historical events. Thanks for sharing your profound insight:)
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