This chapter focused on the development of teacher unions. During this time in American history was the development of the first unions and teachers also decided to unite. Formation of groups like the American Federation of Teachers along with minor regional groups was very important in American history. There has always been great opposition towards unions and especially since the teacher unions were made up of mostly females there was even more ill will directed towards them. The formation of a teacher’s union came shortly after women were given the right to vote through the 19th amendment and there were people who feared that women were trying to seek too much power. The men felt that women should not have the right to join a union and try and seek better wages, hours and working conditions.
Another part of this chapter discussed censorship in the textbooks and the American way which discussed the American dream. The American way is definitely not what was learned in the books as we get older we begin to see America in different light and many of the textbooks brainwashed the children to think a certain way. The idea of the happy white family of four was something that everybody wanted to achieve but how many people really get to see this dream become reality. I don’t think that this type of propaganda should be seen in the schools because the schools were not created as a way to sell things to the students.
