California’s proposed ethnic studies curriculum “falls short and needs to be substantially redesigned,” said state education leaders as more ethnic organizations called for revisions Tuesday.
among many Jewish groups, who have been joined by organizations representing Armenians, Greeks, Hindus and Koreans in calling for changes.
State Supt. of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond and state Sen. Ben Allen also plan to address the furor over the curriculum in a joint appearance Wednesday in Sacramento. Deadline for public comments is Thursday. He said he spoke to both Thurmond and Darling-Hammond about the concerns of the Legislature’s 16-member Jewish Caucus and they “totally understand that this is a flawed curriculum and that it needs fixing in a very sensitive way.”
“ ‘Cisheteropatriarchy': a system of male, straight, conforming-to-assigned sex system of power. What’s a better term to describe that? Or does naming the experiences of those who experience this marginalization still not matter?” said Cuauhtin, who co-wrote the book “Rethinking Ethnic Studies.” If communities are unhappy with the model curriculum, he said, they should speak up. The committee added Pacific Islanders, Central Americans and Arab Americans to the curriculum at the request of those communities, he said.Western regional director of the Armenian Assembly of America, said the draft lessons should include the Armenian genocide and the community’s cultural contributions to California.
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