Thursday, June 8, 2006

Study: Most U.S. states fail at teaching Latin American history

A study conducted by the Fordham Institute found that 30 U.S. states (such as Florida) have “weak or non-existent standards” for teaching Latin American history. The study focused on world history, yet researchers were surprised at the lack of a comprehensive plan by most states to teach Latin American history. (Main link via Hispanic Tips).

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2 comments:

Steven Taylor said...

Of course, my immediate response was: "someone is actually teaching Latin American history in High School?!?"

That this is done poorly is, unfortunately, hardly a shock. I wasn't impressed with most of my history education in HS.

11:03 AM
Erwin C. said...

Unfortunately, teaching the history of many different regions around the world is more of an afterthought than a priority. Perhaps that will change if educational policy ever gets modified soon.

5:27 PM

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