The “ideal head.” Bizarre examples of racial ignorance from a 1906 elementary school geography book – Frye’s First Steps in Geography – illustrate why we do not want professional educators in charge of what our children are taught.
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What was the purpose of that article? I mean seriously?
To show how stupid we used to be? Yet it's in a liberal magazine, so they won't learn the lesson about how the educated elites are always stupid, I'm sure.
Okay yeah that whole thing is bad and stupid, but there has got to be a reason why especially now.
Let's see what is happening in the world right now:
A White/Black President who is a loser
Illegal immigration and people having enough
Israel trying their hardest to get rid of terrorist who use civilians as shields.
Who knows what else. I feel there is an agenda behind it.
The 5 races thing was still being taught inthe 50's. Goes tonshow you, don't accept everything you hear from "experts."
Years ago I talked to a WW2 Marine vet who told me that they got dropped off on an island. They were warned that the Japanese were on the other side but headhunters were on their side of the island so they were instructed to dig in. The Americans unloaded throughout the day under observation of the "locals" who wanted to grab a few heads. Seeing that the "newcomers" didn't have bows or spears they thought that they would attack the unarmed "newcomers" that night.
So about midnight the headhunters with
wild screams charged the Marine positions which were dug in. The Marines promptly opened fire. In the morning he stated that dozens of dead bodies surrounded the Marine position and he told me " You know, they never came back." Ha Ha Ha!
Here's another WWII island massacre story, also with a happy ending:
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-ramree-island-massacre
Sounds like they had a taste for Japanese food.
Groan.
The comments after the article are very good given that this piece comes from The Atlantic, which can never seem to decide which side of the political spectrum it is on.
How would Bill Clinton define 'ideal head'? When Hilary isn't home?
Two different answers.
Do you need a headstart
No, I'm already way ahead of you.
Hey, the hair's not blond and the eye's not blue.
Get with it people.
0ne hundred years from now people will look back at the idiocy of common core.
If they keep teaching it, we won't LAST a hundred years, or be able to count to a hundred.
Agreed.
Professional educators sway whichever the PC winds blow.
Next time they present the ideal head, it will be some compilation of every race except white, be a gay/transsexual, enviro-Nazi, wind farm owner.