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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong, Revised and Updated Edition
by: James W. Loewen |
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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 973 EAN: 9781595583260 Edition: Revised Edition ISBN: 1595583262 Label: New Press Manufacturer: New Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 464 Publication Date: April 01, 2008 Publisher: New Press Studio: New Press Features:
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  - 100 Pages of What You Need to KnowThis guy badly needs an editor. He writes about all the "hot" topics that everyone already knows about and then spends 300 pages presenting his political views of how those topics should be written about. And we wonder why students are confused or simply don't care. They know when they a being "bull......., rather than informed. Rating:  - Fabulously wonderful bookThis book really opened my eyes to how history is written. It is written by the victors, which is why there are so many inaccuracies in our history. (Except when it's written by committee, which is what is unfortunately happening now in a lot of school districts.) It is marvelous - complete, stark, and true. The writing style is wonderful too. I read Howard Zinn's book after this one, and I have to say that this book made Mr. Zinn's excellent book not as interesting. If you are interested in history and what you learned (or didn't learn) in school, you should read this book. Rating: - Forward to learning American HistoryEvery American should read this book to truly understand the birth and continued development of the USA. Reading this book opens your eyes and makes for better citizens. Rating: - Great!!I received excellent service! My book arrived in a timely fashion and in pristine condition! =) Rating: - Historical (Re)Visit!According to James Loewen, Americans have lost a sense of perspective vis-à-vis our history and in Lies My Teacher Told Me he attempts to explain why (Loewen, Lies My Teacher Told Me 11-17). After completing a read of eighteen leading high school American history texts, his assessment is that all have failed to make history interesting, much less relevant, to high school students (Loewen, Lies My Teacher Told Me 21). From the truth about Columbus's historic voyages (Loewen, Lies My Teacher Told Me 37-74) to an honest assessment of our national leaders - such as Woodrow Wilson and Helen Keller (Loewen, Lies My Teacher Told Me 21), Loewen revisits our history, restoring the verve and relevance it truly deserves (Loewen, Lies My Teacher Told Me 286-291). Saddled with a mixture of bland patriotism, mindless optimism, sheer misinformation, and outright lies; according to Loewen, all the books surveyed leave out almost all the ambiguity, passion, conflict, and drama from our past - and they fail to ask students questions that they can come with answers to themselves Loewen, Lies My Teacher Told Me 18-36). The problem, according to Loewen is systemic Loewen (Lies My Teacher Told Me 271-297 and 312-318). Loewen argues historical myths (not to mention outright errors) continue to be perpetuated in today's overwhelmed teaching scenario Loewen (Lies My Teacher Told Me 52, 204, 277, 291, 299, 314-316, and 371-375). Thought provoking, unbiased, and often controversial, Loewen exposes the real America in this subversive yet utterly patriotic classic. I would argue, especially Chapter 11 - Why Is History Taught Like This? (Loewen, Lies My Teacher Told Me 271-297) is necessary read for teachers, historians, and citizens. |
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