E.D. Hirsch Jr’s list is quite interesting. It has many concepts that educators provide to students but not as in depth as one may want it to be. I feel that Hirsch did an excellent job in his list. Hirsch points out that although students are "learning" on a everyday basis, they need a certain level of insight in order to fully understand what is it that they are listening or reading.
I feel that schools in America, primarily focus their teachings on the basis that the children just need to learn enough in order to pass the standardized tests. I can fully understand the pressure that these schools have because if their children did not do well, hypothetically speaking, their schools will be closed down due to "poor performance." After graduating high school, my school was shut down and one of the teachers told me that the reason why it was shutdown was because many individuals were not performing well that resulted in the shutdown.
Americans need to develop such skills in which they can gain a full understanding of the many concepts in this world. I feel that they are many concepts in which important information are hidden within the educational curriculum. I created a list in which I feel are very important concepts which some derive from Hirsch list.
Restituyo's List:
Malcolm X
Afrika's history (with a K not a C)
The Real Eve
Racism and Sexism
Methods of Learning
Freemasons
War
Diversity
Multicultural
Business
Religion
Real history of America
Slavery
Nature
This list can go forever, but off the top of my head, this is what I can grasped and I will add on to it as time goes by!
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