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Why Schools Fail To Teach Slavery's 'Hard History' : NPR Ed A new report says too many students don't know the basics of American slavery and too many teachers feel ill … So thoroughly disgusted. When colleges such as Stanford decline to require Western Civilization classes or high schools propose changing their curriculum so that history is taught … There are parts of the Torah, our history, and modern politics that I am not proud of, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t want my kids to know the stories. He should be the greatest Supreme Court Justice to come out of the State of Maryland. My experience was far from unusual. AND he was NOT taught to me in my US History courses in High School. That’s because a new report shows that students anywhere from high school to fourth grade are solely lacking in their knowledge of American history. Yet, I was taught about Roger B. Taney. 'Lies My Teacher Told Me,' And How American History Can Be Used As A Weapon James Loewen's 1995 book explained how history textbooks got the story of America wrong. Unfortunately these are the lessons we learn the hard way; one in four student loan borrowers are either delinquent or in default, and 80% of Americans rely on someone else to translate tax forms for them. And then, that is the real challenge with history. And I know that when my kids go to Hebrew school, I am going to face the same problem. I am so disgusted by that. In high school we learn that getting a degree is key for success, but are seldom taught how to manage finances such as filing taxes, credit card interest rates, and saving for the future. While only 13 percent of teachers said they advocate creationism or intelligent design in the classroom, based on a survey of 926 public-high-school … Like religion, history is really complex.