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As a student in the 1980s, I never imagined that the history lessons I received at my well-regarded high school omitted important portions of our country\u2019s past. But that is indeed what happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Filling in these missing pieces decades later as an adult left me feeling disappointed in my history education and with the realization that I had been making assumptions about the world around me from a historical knowledge base with gaping holes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now as a parent and community member, I understand two things: First that teaching an honest and complete account of our country\u2019s history is essential<\/strong>. It\u2019s essential to achieving our goals of helping children become adults who can think critically and who won\u2019t repeat the mistakes of the past. And second, we can\u2019t assume that our local schools are teaching a full and truthful history. It\u2019s up to us as parents and community members to tell our local school boards and superintendents that we do not want our children to receive a partial or cherry-picked history of our country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s why I am grateful for the Learn from History Coalition.<\/a> I appreciate knowing I\u2019m not alone, that people and groups from across Illinois and across the country are working together and sharing ideas to support our schools in teaching the kind of history that will prepare our students for the world they will enter and one day lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will keep doing this work because I don\u2019t want today\u2019s students to become adults and wonder what they are missing, as I did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope you will join us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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