“What in the world are they teaching kids these days?” Perhaps you have heard this lament or raised the question yourself. What is taught, how it is taught and who teaches is an ongoing and often contentious concern. Recent challenges to classroom content and resources have been made without full understanding of curriculum and lesson planning. Misinformation on how and when topics such as race, sex and gender are addressed has resulted in unwarranted anxiety and fear. Parents and community members certainly should know the resources their school districts use. This, however, is a slippery slope: Who decides? What criteria is used? Is a book like “Two Dads” acceptable? Can a teacher answer questions about the family cat who had kittens? Who decides what is taught and what resources are used does not start at the classroom level. To understand what, how and why, you must start with the Michigan curriculum mandates. The adoption of the Michigan Academic Standards in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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