FUSsa-talk Mailing List: Re: Fwd: So, what DO they learn?

[Carol Koepp (carolkoepp]

I wonder what Fordham Foundation's standards are.  How do we know if their 
standards are worth aspiring to?  Social Studies Standards are a contentious 
topic - who decides what spin on history students should learn?  I'm hoping 
they are learning HOW to get and access info when they need it.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Tapp" <tappx001 [at] umn.edu>
To: "Carol Koepp" <carolkoepp [at] comcast.net>
Cc: "FUS Social Action talk" <fussa-talk [at] muusja.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 12:00 PM
Subject: [sa-talk] Fwd: So, what DO they learn?


> Minnesota scores the same as Mississippi!
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> > From: Robert Tapp <tappx001 [at] umn.edu>
> > Date: January 7, 2010 12:58:33 PM EST
> > To: Humanist Institute Discussion List <hidisc [at] humanistinstitute.org>
> >
> >
> > Mark Bauerlein writes about the history-illiteracy of our HS grads. This 
> > goes far in explaining civic responsibility and voting behavior. <Those 
> > who don't know history.....>
> >
> > http://chronicle.com/blogPost/A-Noble-Organization-Much/19552/
> >
> > Bob
>
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