Patt Morrison for Monday, 3/15/10

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Monday, March 15, 2010

1-3 p.m.

 

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1:06 – 1:30

OPEN

 

 

1:30 - 1:58:30

The History of White People

In her latest effort historian and artist, Nell Irvin Painter traces the roots and history of the idea of white race. Discussing beauty and invention Painter turns the lens onto how the shaping of race shifted as the European empire expanded and the concept of race was provoked.

 

Guests:

Nell Irvin Painter, Edwards Professor of American History, Emerita, at Princeton University and author of, “The History of White People”

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2:06 – 2:30

From deep in the heart of Texas to California classrooms: textbook wars

One wouldn’t immediately associate a pitched political battle in Texas over new standards for curriculum and textbooks with what students in California will be reading in the coming academic years, and yet that is exactly the case.  On Friday the Texas State Board of Education tentatively approved standards for social studies that would emphasize the superiority of American capitalism and question the Founding Fathers’ commitment to a purely secular government, among many other controversial historical positions.  The Texas school board is split between conservative and liberal members that have consistently fought over how to frame the state’s curriculum, but the implications go far beyond the Lone Star borders.  Because of the size of its textbook market Texas could dictate what ends up in California’s lesson plans.  Are we stuck with Texas textbooks?

 

Guests:

Thomas Adams, Executive Director of the California State Board of Education’s Curriculum Commission

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• The Curriculum Commission helps to develop the curriculum frameworks and instructional materials in history, social science, science, mathematics, health and world languages

 

UNCONFIRMED GUESTS:

Mary Helen Berlanga, board member, Texas Board of Education

• She stormed out of the meeting because some of her fellow board members would not recognize and include the accomplishments of Hispanics. 
• She is upset that the board did not consult historians or and experts before adopting the new standards.

 

Don McLeroy, board member, Texas Board of Education

• He leads the conservative faction of the board.
• He lost his seat to a more moderate candidate.

 

 

 

2:30 – 2:39

OPEN

 

 

2:41 – 2:58:30

Andy Garcia’s “City Island”

The average American family has secrets, but nothing like those that the Rizzo family keeps. In the new movie City Island, Andy Garcia stars as Vince Rizzo a corrections officer and aspiring actor. Vince stops at nothing to cover up his evening acting classes even if it means his wife thinks he’s having an affair. His wife is still smoking, his daughter is supposed to be in college but has become a stripper, and he has a long-lost son who just happens to be a prisoner at the facility where he works. It seems everyone has a secret and will stop at nothing to avoid the truth. Andy Garcia stops by the studio to chat with us about the film.

 

Guests:

Andy Garcia, Academy Award-nominated actor & producer of “City Island” and Raymond de Felitta, writer, director, producer of “City Island”

IN-STUDIO

 

 

Jonathan Serviss

Producer, Patt Morrison Program

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