Clearly Lt. Governor Sears shouldn't be teaching history, nor should anyone in the Republican Party decide which "facts" to uphold. It was George Mason who was the principal author of Virginia's Declaration of Rights. James Madison is called the Father of the Constitution for his contributions to that document, and especially for his support of it via his writings in the Federalist Papers, ensuring its passage. And yes, George Washington is considered the Father of our country, but should that extremely easy question actually be on the SOL? Shouldn't we be challenging the students?
Clearly Lt. Governor Sears shouldn't be teaching history, nor should anyone in the Republican Party decide which "facts" to uphold. It was George Mason who was the principal author of Virginia's Declaration of Rights. James Madison is called the Father of the Constitution for his contributions to that document, and especially for his support of it via his writings in the Federalist Papers, ensuring its passage. And yes, George Washington is considered the Father of our country, but should that extremely easy question actually be on the SOL? Shouldn't we be challenging the students?