Scotland's exams body is no longer referring to 'slaves' or the 'slave trade' in a bid to 'decolonise' the curriculum.
The main conceptual idea of the text is the controversy surrounding the Scottish Qualifications Authority's (SQA) decision to replace the words "slave" and "slavery" with "enslaved people" and "the trade in enslaved African people" in exams and curriculum materials.
While the SQA argues this change aims to "decolonize" the curriculum and center the experiences of those who were enslaved, critics contend it distorts history by implying slavery was a solely white-on-black phenomenon and minimizes the atrocities committed.
The debate highlights the broader discussion around how to teach history in a way that is both accurate and sensitive to the experiences of marginalized groups.
The main conceptual idea of the text is the controversy surrounding the Scottish Qualifications Authority's (SQA) decision to replace the words "slave" and "slavery" with "enslaved people" and "the trade in enslaved African people" in exams and curriculum materials. While the SQA argues this change aims to "decolonize" the curriculum and center the experiences of those who were enslaved, critics contend it distorts history by implying slavery was a solely white-on-black phenomenon and minimizes the atrocities committed. The debate highlights the broader discussion around how to teach history in a way that is both accurate and sensitive to the experiences of marginalized groups.
