WHY IT'S MISLEADING WHEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS POST CURRICULUM DOCUMENTS ONLINE AND CALL IT TRANSPARENCY.
You won't see any words like those shown in the image to the right...
even though those are concepts that Rockwood students have heard or read in class.
By design, curriculum documents only list skills that students are supposed to learn.
They don't tell you what lesson materials, articles, or online resources teachers will use.
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| One of 8 pages detailing what 8th graders will learn in English Language Arts. For more: full curriculum documents |
What the documents don't show does matter, because that's where controversial content has been discovered.
Here are some examples:
*The "nonbinary" and "bisexual" terms on the Spanish class slide.
*The language arts video about white privilege.
*The Black Lives Matter talking points assignment
*"The Hate U Give" movie clips that illustrate that Black people are powerless with police.
*The "Dear Martin" workbook," with assignment on police shootings, and how white kids have no obstacles getting into college.
*The unit on Gender Norms for 8th grade language arts.
Because curriculum documents don't say what teachers are using to teach their students, parents have to rely on what teachers post online for individual classes or otherwise make available.
Missouri law 170.231 says schools have to show you.
BOOKS?
The books that are approved (by Rockwood) for students to read for class assignments are in lists for middle and high schools. You can access them with that same curriculum link. (Click the English Language Arts folders.)
IMAGES FROM THE LESSON CONTENT EXAMPLES ABOVE:
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| Link: Spanish class slide May, 2022 |
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| Link: "Dear Martin" workbook 9th grade ELA spring 2021 |
