“The new “Framework” inculcates a consistently negative view of American culture. For example, the units on colonial America stress the development of a rigid racial hierarchy and a ‘strong belief in British racial and cultural superiority.’ The Framework ignores the United States’ founding principles and their influence in inspiring the spread of democracy and galvanizing the movement to abolish slavery. The Framework continues this theme by reinterpreting Manifest Destiny — rather than a belief that America has a mission to spread democracy and new technologies across the continent, the Framework teaches that it ‘was built on a belief in white racial superiority and a sense of American cultural superiority.”Coleman’s “Framework” dismisses the “Declaration of Independence” and the principles so eloquently expressed therein. Benjamin Franklin and James Madison are not mentioned, and George Washington is minimized to a small snippet from his farewell address. Ironically, two pages later the “Framework” grants teachers the flexibility to discuss the architecture of Spanish missions. It can be surmised that Coleman rates the architecture of Spanish missions above honoring the heroes of 1776!
Posted on: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 14:31:28 +0000
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