The February issue of the “Scientific American” had an item about an interesting question concerning how to teach the truth when a student’s parents live in an alternate reality. Many parents don’t believe man landed on the moon so their kids don’t either. How did they teach than in science and history classes? Tens of thousands still believe in the grassy knoll conspiracy because their parents did. Imagine trying to teach about the Holocaust and the crimes committed by the Nazis when a student’s parents are Neo-Nazis.

            Even if parents and kids are at odds on many topics, parent’s beliefs filter into their kids’ thoughts concerning subjects taught in school. That is how prejudices from one generation to another are kept going. Studies have shown this is true unless governments force the truth to be taught in schools in spite of what parents believe. Germany is an example of a government trying to stop the generational lies and influences of Nazism. They have strict laws on the subject.

            Racism, religion, and political extremism are passed down from one generation to the next further dividing our country. Now we have people who come up with fake problems like critical theory to divide us. People are told their children are being taught this idea in their grade and high schools when it is an option only in the three graduate schools. Parents want to hide the truth so as to continue the alternate reality many live in today.