It is impossible to devote a week or day to every group in order to obtain "fairness". It simply can't be done. There are too many groups.
The way we handled history in VA was to do a year of American history, specifically, and then world history the next year. There was plenty of room to learn about other cultures properly and how they interacted with our own. Unfortunately, the SOL's and other standardized testing has bastardized our school system to the point that teacher's can't teach outside of the bullshitty "standards" that a few previous administrations deemed necessary - standards designed not to elevate the education of children, but to ensure the numbers rolled in that children passed.
I was able to opt out of 4 exams with a perfect 100% because I passed my standardized tests in those subjects, and let me tell you...they were no struggle, and I hardly count myself the smartest one in the class. What I am is very very good at taking multiple choice tests, because that's what they teach you how to do. They don't teach you to think critically.
The way we handled history in VA was to do a year of American history, specifically, and then world history the next year. There was plenty of room to learn about other cultures properly and how they interacted with our own. Unfortunately, the SOL's and other standardized testing has bastardized our school system to the point that teacher's can't teach outside of the bullshitty "standards" that a few previous administrations deemed necessary - standards designed not to elevate the education of children, but to ensure the numbers rolled in that children passed.
I was able to opt out of 4 exams with a perfect 100% because I passed my standardized tests in those subjects, and let me tell you...they were no struggle, and I hardly count myself the smartest one in the class. What I am is very very good at taking multiple choice tests, because that's what they teach you how to do. They don't teach you to think critically.
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