Confederateeg to rewrite history
Should anyone cherish a society in which 40 percent of the population was once enslaved? A society in which the proportion of slaves to freedmen was one to 25? That, after all, was the reality of life in the Confederate States of America.
Of course, the answer to this question is a personal one. However, when governments start getting involved in answering this question, the situation rapidly gets out of hand.
It has become customary for some states, counties and municipalities in the South to declare April “Confederate History Month” or “Confederate Heritage Month.”
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What about Iraq?
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Iraq: teachers told to rewrite history
Britain's biggest teachers' union has accused the Ministry Defensence of breaking the law over a lesson plan drawn up to teach pupils about the Iraq war. The National Union of Teachers claims it breaches the 1996 Education Act, which aims to ensure all political issues are treated in a balanced way.
Teachers will threaten to boycott military involvement in schools at the union's annual conference next weekend, claiming the lesson plan is a "propaganda" exercise and makes no mention of any civilian casualties as a result of the war.
They believe the instructions, designed for use during classroom discussions in general studies or personal, social and health education (PSE) lessons, are arguably an attempt to rewrite the history of the Iraq invasion just as the world prepares to mark its fifth anniversary.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/iraq-teachers-told-to-rewrite-history-795711.html