Arizona Ban of ethnic studies

When we think about the history of a country we can go through and point out all of the kings, wars, and maybe even the revolutionist that help to mold the country into what it is today. Often times, we forget to acknowledge the sub-servant people who helped lay the foundation of that country. With recent ethnic studies ban in Arizona we can see how ignorance and ethnocentrism are plating roles in the education field. The bill bans any curriculum that promotes the overthrow of the U.S. government or promotes resentment toward a race or class of people. The bill is said to help desegregate pupils of particular ethnic groups and to help ethnic solidarity instead of treating pupils as individuals. This has been referred to “whitewash” ing history because instead of incorporating other races and ethnicities we are trying to eliminate the hardships and achievements that the races went through to make it where they are now in history.
It makes it impossible to understand history without acknowledging the oppression and hardships of certain groups in the United States. I used to see Arizona as an example of what we are was a nation because of the heavy diversity that has always been there from the Native Americans to the Hispanic groups. The ethnic study classes are seeing crude cuts because of the decision of how unimportant it has been seen. The nation appears to be on the same track as Arizona, as schools from the k-12 and even college education, are not placing priority on a culturally sound education.