96 Dear John,

Last week, one of the Executive Orders signed
by Joe Biden was to disband the 1776 Commission. President Trump created
the 1776 Commission to counter the "reckless 're-education' attempts
that seek to reframe American history around the idea that the United
States is not an exceptional country but an evil one." Sadly, it seems a
similar effort may be underway in Minnesota.
As we advocate for School
Choice this week, we need to be watchdogs of what is being taught in our
public schools for the families and children who don't have options for
educational opportunity. That's why we'd like to call attention to the
Minnesota Department of Education's decennial review of social studies
standards.

In the first draft of revisions, there are several key
pieces of our world, nation and state’s history that may be dropped from
our schools' social studies curricula. These missing benchmarks include
major events in the American Revolution, causes of the Civil War and the
two World Wars, the Holocaust, and the rise and effects of communism and
socialism. The draft also suggests eliminating lessons on why and when
the Pledge of Allegiance is recited and would instead ask how "people
show patriotism."
Some items that made their way into the proposed
standards are how freedom and democracy have included or excluded
different groups, how "to recognize unfairness on the individual level
and injustice at the institutional level," and "developing a respectful
awareness about how ideas and norms about gender have changed over
time."

The Center for the American Experiment is following this issue
closely; read more about the
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and background on the Standards Committee at this link.

The Standards
Review Committee met on January 11 to review public comments received to
that point. They are currently working on the second draft of the
standards, so there is still time to make your voice heard. You can
submit your respectful comments directly to the Education Commissioner
and the Standard Committee Chairman: mailto:[email protected]
[email protected] and
mailto:[email protected]
[email protected].

Twenty years ago, parents and
concerned citizens stood up to "Profiles in Learning" by using phone
trees! You can make a difference, but only if you take this small
action.

Thank you,
Team Fischbach

P.S. Please forward this email
to anyone who thinks our public schools should teach history in social
studies classes.
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