Historians on Tuesday criticized proposed revisions to the Texas social studies curriculum by the right wing republican controlled State Board of Education as appointed by Texas Govenor Perry (the right wing republican who suggested Texas should part from the Union). Historians say that many of the changes are historically inaccurate and that they would affect textbooks and classrooms far beyond the state's borders.
The board is made up of 10 whites and 5 minorities. It also deleted references to minorities and minority leaders. All this and more in a state, Texas, which is a state where Anglos will be the minority sooner than in most states.
The new curriculum also plays down the role of Thomas Jefferson among the founding fathers, and questions the separation of church and state. Among other things, there were changes that asserted Christian faith of the founding fathers. Historians say the founding fathers had a variety of approaches to religion and faith; some, like Jefferson, were quite secular.
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