Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (746 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0002P0FFS |
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| Number of Pages | : | 529 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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In condemning the way history is taught, he indicts everyone involved in the enterprise: authors, publishers, adoption committees, parents and teachers. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. To make learning more compelling, Loewen urges authors, publishers and teachers to highlight the drama inherent in history by presenting students with different viewpoints and stressing that history is an ongoing process, not merely a collection of—often misleading—factoids. Loewen (Mississippi: Conflict and Change) argues that the bland, Eurocentric treatment of history bores most elementary and high school students, who also find it irrelevant to their lives. . Kennedy; and Triumph of the American Nation by Paul Lewis Todd and Merle C
On becoming a thoughtful consumer of "history" This book changed the way I consume history.Of course there are the quibblers who try to impose different sets of "facts" to show this book is "wrong." That's a bit like a prominent candidate for President who declares victory when he suffers a loss.Of equal value with the rearranged or corrected "facts" of American history, Mr. Loewe. I suspected so, yet this is definite analysis that proves it beyond the shadow of a doubt Patrick Perdu Very convincing analysis of History text books in the US over the last few decades and how they distort perception of History to favor a heroic / eternal progress view with the US at the forefront of humanity.I can't say I didn't suspect considering what I have seen myself but this is based in hard fact analysis across the board and t. Randy said and found it to be a good read with interesting additions to the historical facts I. This was purchased as a summer reading requirement for our daughters AP History class. It gives a new twist to "History as we know it" . For those who are into history, or just want to delve deeper into finding more accurate facts about the history we learned in school. I borrowed it from my daughter when she completed her assignment,
Marred by an embarrassing combination of blind patriotism, mindless optimism, sheer misinformation, and outright lies, these books omit almost all the ambiguity, passion, conflict, and drama from our past.In this revised edition, packed with updated material, Loewen explores how historical myths continue to be perpetuated in today's climate and adds an eye-opening chapter on the lies surrounding 9/11 and the Iraq War. Thought provoking, nonpartisan, and often shocking, Loewen unveils the real America in this iconoclastic classic beloved by high school teachers, history buffs, and enlightened citizens across the country.. After surveying eighteen leading high school American history texts, he has concluded that not one does a decent job of making history interesting or memorable. This updated and revised edition of the American Book Award-winner and national bestseller revitalizes the truth of America’s history, explores how myths continue to be perpetrated, and includes a new chapter on 9/11 and the Iraq War.Americans have lost touch with their history, and in Lies My Teac