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ERIC Number: EJ523805
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
A Reaction to "The Storm of Controversy Continues."
Schneider, Donald
Social Studies, v86 n6 p275-76 Nov-Dec 1995
Maintains that criticism of the history National Standards (from educators and historians, not the conservative media) has been unspecific and poorly focused. Argues that standards, by their definition, are exclusionary. Questions the attempt to develop critical thinking at an early age. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Conservatism, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Government School Relationship, History, Intellectual Freedom, National Standards, Politics of Education, Social Studies, Traditionalism
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Controversy