tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7719550.post4170088487225502940..comments2023-11-13T04:55:40.769-05:00Comments on Tuttle SVC: What is Hispaniola?Tom Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08577165613934129833noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7719550.post-75034336620183223692012-01-20T11:21:53.422-05:002012-01-20T11:21:53.422-05:00If you're not in Providence the significance o...If you're not in Providence the significance of this might not be so clear. I'd guess that between a fifth and a third of the students in the district are of Caribbean descent, from the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Cuba, etc. So the history of the island shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti is a very real and relevant issue to them. <br /><br />Down the street is a high school with a large Dominican student body and a Haitian principal. This stuff is all around them.<br /><br />I'm not saying literally knowing the name of the island is of immediate importance -- but it is a sign that they haven't had any real exposure to the history most relevant to them personally.Tom Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08577165613934129833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7719550.post-7902497452581107262012-01-20T10:55:31.341-05:002012-01-20T10:55:31.341-05:00This is core knowledge? No, it is not. This is o...This is core knowledge? No, it is not. This is only core knowledge for history teachers, not for real people. Who cares about the name of some obscure island on which Columbus landed? What should you care, other than as a way to get some points in a trivia competition.<br /><br />I bet most kids can't identify all the US states on a map or tell you if Iowa was to the west of Idaho -- something that at least <i>might</i> be relevant to them.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16117038742077458192noreply@blogger.com