During this semester we have been talking about history of the United States and the truths that they tell students and truth they hide form students. So when I thought about some of the things that I have learned in past history classes and the things that I learning now. There was only some information that supported some of the thoughts I had about the history that had been instilled in my head. There was sometimes when my friends and I were younger we would wonder why black history was told in only moderation we felt as if the education systems was cheating us of very important knowledge. It truly felt that the truth about what really happen in the past was not something they wanted us to be aware of. I do not know if the teachers thought we were too young or if we were not able to handle the truth about what really happen in the past. The government seems to monitor what children are allowed to learn in the school system. Why do they not want kids to know the truth about America’s untold history? Even though I was young and could go to the library to get info I wanted to learn it in class. If I were to present a question to the teachers in my history class, would they know what I was talking about or would they just by pass my question. Sometimes I wonder if the teachers are equipped with the knowledge about African American history. It seems that they only talk about history that you cannot look past like the Civil Rights movement, not saying that not important but they need to know how we got to that movement. The government seems to only teach the bits and pieces of certain cultures history and teach all of European history. Some of the things that I have learned from some of the books from different historian are that European were the major power behind America and a lot of cultures, races, and lands were not recognized until they discovered them. It was said that you were not anything unless they gave you title or description of who you are. Is this a history a problem for America or is there a way we can get the truth to the youth about the untold history of America.
Is history the untold history to much for K-12!!!
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