Governor wants to fund Patriotic Education

THE CAPITOL TO EXPLAIN THEREACTION.IS ROSS THE GOVERNOR WANTS TOSPEND THREE MILLION DOLLARS FORTHIS PATRIOTIC FUND NOW WHILE ITHAS ITS SUPPORTERS CRITICS SAYIT SOUNDS LIKE A PAGE FROMPRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S AMERICAFIRST PLAYBOOK GOVERNOR TATEpREEMILLION IN STATE DOLLARS FORWHAT HE CALLS A PATRIOTICEDUCATION FUND AND I DON’TUNDERSTAND WHAT THIS IS ABOUTAND WHAT TYPE OF VISION THATHE’S TALKING ABOUT OR WHAT TYPEOF HISTORY HE’S WANTS TO CHANGEOR NOT CHANGE ACCORDING TO THEGOVERNOR.MONEY WOULD BE USED TO MAKE SUREOF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL CHILDREN.LEARN THE TRUE HISTORY OFAMERICA AND SAID OF FAR LEFTSOCIALIST TEACHING THATEMPHASIZES SHORTCOMINGS.I WONDER IF THE ERIN SOCIALISMIS I WONDER IF HE UNDERSTANDSTHE WAY THAT YOU WOULD EVENTEACH SOMETHING LIKE SOCIALISMAND IN K THROUGH 12 CURRICULUM.IT’S IMPORTANT THAT OUR KIDSLOVE THE COUNTRY AND LOVE THEIRSTATE AND THEIR PROUD OF THISCOUNTRY.SO I JUST SEE IT AS A AS A WHOLEVERY POSITIVE THING, TOO.YEAH, WE ARE CHILDREN NEED TOKNOW THE HISTORY, WHICH IS THETRUE HISTORY AND THE TRUTH.NOT SOMETHING HAS BEENWHITEWASHED BLACK WISEGREENWASHING TOGETHER OURCHILDREN.HE’S GOING TO TRUTH ABOUTHISTORY.WELL THE FIRST THING THAT STRUCKME WHEN I READ THE NARRATIVEFROM THE BUDGET PROPOSALYESTERDAY WAS THAT THIS WASSTRAIGHT OUT OF THE TRUNKPLAYBOOK.I DON’T THINK I WAS ALONE ANDTHAT RESPONSE STEPHANIE ROSSTEACHES HISTORY AT MILLSAPSCOLLEGE.SHE SAYS THE GOVERNOR MAY BEUSING THE PATRIOTIC FUN TOAPPEAL TO PRESIDENT TRUMP’SSTRONGEST SUPPORTERS.AT ALL AGREE IN THE GREATNESS OFTHE COUNTRY, WHICH WOULD ALLAGREE THAT AMERICA IS ANEXCEPTIONAL PLACE.WE SHOULD ALL AGREE THAT OURCHILDREN SHOULD BE TAUGHT THESECONCEPTS AND THE FACT THATPRESIDENT TRUMP IS PUSHED THATDOES IT MAKE IT A LESSER IDEA.A SPOKESMAN FOR THE STATEDEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SAYSTHAT THE STATE ADOPTED THECURRENT SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDSAND 2018 NOW THEY SAY THOSESTANDARDS TAKE AN UNBIASED LOOKAT US HISTORY AND ALLOW STUDENTSTO EXAMINE MULTIPLE VIEWPOINTSOF A HISTORIC EVENT OR PERIODSTUDENTS EXPLORE THE PRIDE ANDRESILIENCE OF THE AMERICANSPIRIT THROUGH THE STUDY OFCIVICS DEMOCRACY CAPITALISM ANDMAJOR EVENTS THAT HAVE SHAPEDOUR COUNTRY.LIVE AT THE S