Sun Prairie Families Sue School Over 'How To Punish A Slave' Lesson

[Claire Oh Nette]

6. Mesopotamia

The OP stated the students were studying Mesopotamia.

Yes, we need to do a better job teaching about Chattel slavery as it applies to America, and how American Slavery differed from indentured servitude or slavery as practiced in ancient civilizations.

Teaching students about Mesopotamian slavery isn't the problem. Writing from a historical person's perspective isn't the problem. This was a poor choice for that strategy--better to use it in an unit on Immigration at the end of the 19th century, or from Lewis or Clark to the folks back home.

That said, what a stupid assignment.