• AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
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    27 days ago

    At 14 a “normal” kid is in 9th grade, correct? As in they didn’t start early, skip a grade, start behind, or get held back. At 9th grade, we should be preparing our kids for higher education. They need at least a paragraph so that the more curious kids take a further look into things.

    I agree that Harriet Tubman and the UR deserve more attention than Indiana history books teach, I went to HS at MCHS in Madison, IN. And, boy howdy did they whitewash history back in the '90s.

    At least we have what’s left of the Internet now so that you can supplement poor teaching materials.

    As a Music Ed major, which is Education with extra classes tacked on, I would be interested to hear what GB history books are like once you guys get over there.

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      27 days ago

      What more than that do most people need to know about Marbury v. Madison? What is the significance or relevance to day of the debates over it and the events leading up to it? Because I don’t think that is anywhere near as important as the emphasis you place on it.

      Knowing that judicial review is a thing and that SCOTUS can do it and why they have that power should be enough for most people.

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        27 days ago

        Marbury v. Madison established judicial review, which allows the SC to strike down laws as unconstitutional.

        That only gives the what and how of the situation, not the why. Some explanation of why they were given that power is useful for the average citizen

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          27 days ago

          Some explanation is not a dozen long online textbook pages. Especially when women as a whole in the 19th century rated four short pages.