“UNPRECEDENTED?” THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND COMES TO MIND: The American Federation of Teachers is helpfully sharing lesson plans with its members so they know what to think, er, teach about the events of 1/6, 2001. Not only is this an excellent example of how critical pedagogy makes “feelings” more valuable than facts, it’s a lie of omission (well, several, but let’s stick to this one): this is not “unprecedented,” as any student of American history would know. Even the FBI itself know this.
