I've seen something like New Hampshire's weird combo in other places. For example, the 1995 Virginia state standards had the following:
"4.6 The student will trace the history of Virginia in the 20th century, with emphasis on
"[first bullet] the accomplishments of prominent Virginians, including Woodrow Wilson, Harry F. Byrd, Sr., L. Douglas Wilder, and Arthur Ashe;..."
I don't know what the staff and board were thinking: it's okay if you require the valorization of two of the most vicious 20th c racist politicians associated with Virginia if you balance that with two prominent Black Virginians??
Don't know what led to the NH phrasing but just here to note, it's not alone in weirdness, and I can't imagine the background being worse than what led to that 1995 Virginia item.
I've seen something like New Hampshire's weird combo in other places. For example, the 1995 Virginia state standards had the following:
"4.6 The student will trace the history of Virginia in the 20th century, with emphasis on
"[first bullet] the accomplishments of prominent Virginians, including Woodrow Wilson, Harry F. Byrd, Sr., L. Douglas Wilder, and Arthur Ashe;..."
I don't know what the staff and board were thinking: it's okay if you require the valorization of two of the most vicious 20th c racist politicians associated with Virginia if you balance that with two prominent Black Virginians??
Don't know what led to the NH phrasing but just here to note, it's not alone in weirdness, and I can't imagine the background being worse than what led to that 1995 Virginia item.