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Letter: Minnesota Department of Education s social studies standards conundrum
The following is a letter to the editor submitted to the newspaper by a reader. It does not necessarily reflect the views of the Echo Press. To submit a letter, send it to aedenloff@echopress.com or Echo Press, P.O. Box 549, Alexandria, MN 56308. 12:00 am, Aug. 4, 2021
To the editor:
Pursuant to the letter by Megan Mueller Jensen in the Friday, July 23 issue of the Echo Press, and after reviewing the Minnesota Department of Education website, here are some observations.
It is true that the December, 2020, first draft of standards and benchmarks was (according to its own statement) not intended to be comprehensive but rather “reflects initial work of the committee and is being presented for initial feedback. It is not complete nor final.” The MDE website also states that “Historical U.S. and world events like WWII and the Holocaust are being taught in Minnesota schools and