Why American Schools are Afraid to Teach Real Black History?
Uncovering the Truth About the K12 System
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We all went through the school system.
That’s a bond every American citizen has with each other. But that bond means we all learned the same thing about Black History.
Unfortunately, the history we learned isn’t the truth. The truth is there was much more to the story of Black Americans than just slavery in America.
The problem is that’s not what the textbooks wants us to think.
So the question we need to ask is, why are American Schools So Afraid of Teaching Real Black History?
Watch this video first — and then keep reading:
The 28 Days of Black History
There’s the real story and then the story we are told in our textbooks. And the real story of Black Americans happens to include hope, courage, bravery, resistance, progress, change and success.
But we never get that version of the story.
That is why there’s a brand new course on Black History this year. It’s called “28 Days of Black History.” And what makes this course so unique is that it teaches the whole story of Black American — from the 1600s through modern society.
And the only way to do that — is to teach Black History for 28 straight days.
That is why this is the most comprehensive course ever written on Black History inside the K12 system to date. Therefore, if teachers want to teach the real story and the real history — they will want to get their hands on this curriculum map.
Here’s a short preview of the first 14 days of this groundbreaking new course:
Cross-Curricular Learning Opportunities
One of the biggest challenges teachers face in the 21st century is student attention deficit issues. That’s right, teachers have to compete with TikTok videos and YouTube — and students have the attention span of a goldfish.
But did you know that academic researchers already solved this problem?
Yes, that’s right — according to the leading academic researches — the best way to capture students attention is to create cross-curricular learning opportunities for them to learn in.
The problem is that most teachers inside the K12 system were never taught how to do that. Either they graduated too long ago from college, or their school district is run by out of date, and legacy school leaders.
The end result is that school looks exactly like it did 100 years ago.
And if you don’t believe me — then picture a classroom.
What’s different about today’s classrooms?
- Computers?
- Smart Board?
- Internet?
The truth is those are not the type of “changes” the academic researchers are talking about. In fact, what the research says is that cross-curricular learning requires that multiple teachers from different content areas need to teach the same classes.
So do me a favor and think back to when you were in school. Who taught your English class? Who taught your US History class? And if you answered the English teacher and the Social Studies teacher — then you would be right.
And that’s the problem.
The old way of teaching — the way that doesn’t work anymore — is forcing students to sit in class and learn one class from one teacher in one content area.
When in fact, the research wants 21st century learners to take the same class, but from different content area perspectives.
Are you ready to see how this works?
The First Five Days of Black History
The reason “28 Das of Black History” is so groundbreaking is because the curriculum map for this course allows both English and Social Studies teachers to teach the same classes.
That means, on Day One — the English and Social Studies teachers have the same learning objective, but they have to teach from two different content perspectives.
So here’s a preview of how that works:
- Day One: Learning Objective is Vision. Therefore, the English teacher can have the students read and learn about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.s speech “I have a dream” but actually read the entire speech and study it. Meanwhile, the Social Studies teacher can go over what was happening in history from the 1930s through the 1960s with regard to the Civil Rights movement.
- Day Two: Learning Objective is Violence. Therefore, the English teacher can have the students read historical records about how slaves were mistreated, lynchings in the south, the segregation of the Jim Crow laws. Meanwhile the Social Studies teacher can help students understand the reasons behind racism, and how racist groups emerged in American History
- Day Three: Learning Objective is Legal. Therefore, the English teacher can have the students read memoirs and biographies of Black Americans talking about what it was like being black from the 1600s through 1964. Meanwhile, the Social Studies teacher can show the students the historical record of the three-fifths compromise, Bleeding Kansas and the Civil War
- Day Four: Learning Objective Culture: Therefore, the English teacher can have the students read Negro Spirituals, Rap Lyrics, Hip Hop lyrics and compare and contrast. Whereas, the Social Studies teacher can help the students understand why a unique Black culture was developed.
- Day Five: Learning Objective Education: This is where the English teacher can show the students how the public education system started, and what the early education reformers wanted to do with public education. Meanwhile the Social Studies teacher can show students that textbook companies cater their curriculums to California and Texas, which is why students are denied the Full Story in education.
This is just the first five days of this 28 day course. And as you can see, students get a much more comprehensive look at Black History than what the textbooks offer students.
Not only that, but when you use cross-curricular learning — every student will be on the edge of their seat.
Can you imagine what a classroom would look like when every student is GLUED to the teacher — like they were playing a video game or like they were watching their favorite video online.
The truth is that 21st century students don’t have attention deficit issues — what they have is low tolerance for BS.
Transform Your School Into a 21st Century Environment
Doesn’t this sound like something you want?
Would you like to keep your students so engaged in learning — that they forget they are even in school? And the truth is — you could have this type of learning environment.
The 28 Days of Black History is not only the most comprehensive course ever written in the K12 system, but it’s also a fully cross-curricular learning experience for students.
This course was designed to be taught by both the English and Social Studies departments — therefore, teachers in both content areas can use the same curriculum map and get students to truly understand the real story behind Black History.
Normally, when a school district wants to rewrite a curriculum map, it costs at least $1,000. Therefore, this course’s curriculum map is worth at least that.
But Leaf Academy is on a mission. Leaf Academy is the first online 21st century school in the world. And Leaf Academy’s mission is to transform our schools into 21st century environments.
Which is why Leaf Academy is giving full access to this 21st century curriculum map for FREE!!
Download the Curriculum Map Here
What Are You Waiting For?
There are no more excuses.
By giving away full and complete access to this $1,000 curriculum map — Leaf Academy is challenging every educator and principal in America to start putting their money where their mouth is.
No more excuses:
- We don’t have the right resources — you have this $1,000 curriculum map
- We don’t have time — you have a fully written $1,000 curriculum map
- We don’t know what to teach — you have 28 days laid out for you in this $1,000 curriculum map
- The students don’t pay attention — now they will with this 21st century cross-curricular map
Now that you have full access to this $1,000 curriculum map — there are no more excuses. So what are you waiting for?
Download this $1,000 curriculum map for FREE — and start providing your students with a 21st century learning opportunity. And not only that, but now you can start to meet the needs of 21st century learners.
Stop teaching from the old and out of date textbook — and start teaching the most comprehensive course on Black History in the K12 system.
