No one seems to know why the school at Washtenaw Avenue and Pratt Boulevard is named for Boone, a folk hero recognized for guiding settlers into Kentucky, but not for any meaningful ties to Chicago. Around 1964, the elementary school’s leaders devised a code of conduct inspired by Boone, advising students to practice “truth in thought” and “honesty in actions." “The school’s second rule, ‘We believe in the worth and dignity of every individual’ would also please the man who befriended more Indians than he fought,” the Tribune wrote.
New populations move in and replace the natives. The newcomers, without any historical connection to the natives’ land or culture, seek to rename and remake landmarks and institutions in their own likeness. Constantinople became Istanbul; and so on. The former principal said as much: “When I was a principal there, we tried for a little while to find some kind of authentic fit between who Daniel Boone was and what he represented and the life experiences of over 1,100 first- and second-generation immigrant kids from over 40 language communities,” Zavitkovsky said. For 100 years kids grew up familiar with Daniel… Read more »
Will the wokeness ever end?
I find it interesting that these historic figures are being ‘cancelled’ because of something they did that doesn’t meet today’s lofty standards.
Why isn’t this standard applied to the likes of George Floyd? He did horrible things in this age in violation of current mores, but all’s forgiven?
The double standard speaks to the hypocrisy.
New populations move in and replace the natives. The newcomers, without any historical connection to the natives’ land or culture, seek to rename and remake landmarks and institutions in their own likeness. Constantinople became Istanbul; and so on. The former principal said as much: “When I was a principal there, we tried for a little while to find some kind of authentic fit between who Daniel Boone was and what he represented and the life experiences of over 1,100 first- and second-generation immigrant kids from over 40 language communities,” Zavitkovsky said. For 100 years kids grew up familiar with Daniel… Read more »
Interesting perspective. Sad, but interesting.
Fixed the headline for you:
“Historically Illiterate Dopes At CPS Move To Cancel Legacy Of Frontier Hero Daniel Boone”
You’re Welcome!!