Post by Werebeaver on Nov 9, 2024 23:02:53 GMT -8
If it had been, you might feel more strongly about whether or not to honor a guy who did. Wilson HS in 1956 probably served a 99+% white student body. By 2020 (when it was renamed) the same school is serving a very large number of non-white kids that Wilson lived his whole life considering less than fully human. It is kinda ironic that the name change wasn't nearly as objectionable/controversial to those in the district than those outside of it.
The question is not whether or not we study the history of the Wilson administration. Of course, we should study ALL of US History. And the Wilson administration was an important period in that history. The question is whom we should honor and hold up TODAY, to today's students, as examples of a life to aspire to. I don't think Wilson meets that standard - today. It's not 1956 anymore.
That's my opinion and where it comes from. I don't expect to change the mind of anyone who disagrees so I'm not inviting an argument. You obviously disagree, you've explained why, and that's fine.
And I obviously didn't start this thread about the OSAA 6A Football playoffs to set off an argument over a century+ old Presidential administration. How do you feel about the HS football playoffs?
