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: Buy with confidence, over a million books sold! 98% positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service competition. 100% satisfaction guarantee American Book Award and the C. Oliver CoxAnti-Racism Award AssociationAmericans sociological Americans have lost touch with their history, and in Lies My Teacher Told Me Professor James Loewen shows why. After examining eighteen textbooks in high school leaders in American history, concluded that no one has a decent job of making history interesting and memorable. Them marked by a combination of awkward blind patriotism and blind optimism, sheer misinformation and absolute
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revise human history Lies My teacher told me: everything your American history textbook Got / wrong> Rating: 
is a true revelation for those who think they have learned about the history high school in the United States. Loewen spent eleven years in examining the 12 most widely used history textbooks in the United States and found to be seriously flawed. publishers of textbooks to avoid controversy (although apparently not many school systems), so they feed the students a version of history in white, non-controversial, simplistic in this country and its most important historical figures. />
To make his point, Loewen said the “dark side” of U.S. history, because it is the part that is lacking in our education system. For example, we never knew that Woodrow Wilson was one of the most racist government in history and helped put a brake on progress in race relations that began after the Civil War. Helen Keller’s socialist orientation and political positions have been omitted and we only know that he won the blindness and deafness. John Brown is described as a skinny nut that ran amok until he was captured and hanged, rather than as an eloquent and dedicated abolitionist who led many of the same words and thoughts that Lincoln then spoke. “Br />
Loewen book illustrates the maxim “those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it.” ignorance of our true story also makes us unable to fully understand this and come to grips with the problems of our time. For example, the civil war until around 1890, real progress was racial and civil rights laws of the United States were made in the federal south. military has been constructed and ex-slaves had the right to vote, and the jury as witnesses in judicial proceedings, and property management companies . They also Received compulsory public education, that WAS Automatically Extended for white children for the first time in the south. But between 1890 and 1920, the federal government gradually switched off and allowed the governments of the racist South of the band between these rights blacks and relegate them to the virtual non-citizenship. Only in the last half century has been gradually reverse the policy, yet thanks to a federal intervention. This story is currently racial attitudes and issues in a Different Light in Most of Our high school graduates are
probably to see if it teaches the whole history of their country, warts and all.
Despite some of the comments posted here, it is clear that Loewen is not here to bash the United States or the availability of a as one-dimensional version of its negative history. It provides a balanced account of most of the characters that exposes the weaknesses. Thus, we learn that while Columbus WAS a fortune hunter unimaginative, a racist tyrant and slave, he ( and Spain) were not very different from most people at that time. He stressed that all societies, including Native Americans and African slaves preserved, for example (the very antithesis of “revisionist” or “postmodern” is approaches) and it is unfair to isolate individually Columbus as evil. />
The problem is that our children never learn on both sides of these stories, the story becomes a repetition of non-confrontation Bland “events” seem to have little or no wave causes. Historical events are not related to issues that people denied or serious conflict that has placed them in conflict irreversible, the substance that drives the story. No wonder children are bored and disinterested. They are left to the distorted image that basically, the U.S. is always good (rather than acting in its interest, like any other country) and, ultimately, is always “fair. With this point of view of our history, these students become putty in the hands of politicians who use this dumbed-down, distorted vision.
Loewen fairly presented the accounts of key events in our history and explained why our graduates to know and care so little. It also suggests ways to correct this deficiency and serioius every American should applaud.
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Reviewed by Michael Rossander Lies My teacher told me: everything your American history textbook Got / wrong> Rating: 
My first impression of this was very positive. I was dismayed to see how I did not know my story. Worse, I am amazed how my ignorance affects my knowledge of current affairs. The response of Haiti at the recent hurricane relief efforts is much more logical now that I know as we have recently invaded the country. I am grateful and happy to have a new perspective on history. />
The fascinating historical content, however, was weakened by the provision repetitive and pedantic. High school history textbooks are inadequate – ok, I’m after the first fifteen times. I do not need to be beaten on the head with endless quotes and prove the point of fault. />
It is not a diatribe against a history textbook authors repair history. Rants have a place, but this is not what I hoped to get the text. />
I also found the author was a bit ‘hypocritical in his criticism. He repeatedly accuses the authors of textbooks have only one reason (heroficiation) for their bias and coverage inadequate. He never strays from his own narrative that the authors of textbooks are bigots. It recognizes that, as the story, the real story is probably more complex – as a manual may be insufficient without the author delivers the inconvenience.
For example, he criticized textbooks as to simplify and eliminate the controversy. He shows convincingly that books need more and more content. It is an admirable ideal – if you’re not constrained by space, teaching skills or time. manuals are real practical limits on the size and scope and are written for specific audiences. These texts from high school, after all, no matter the level. The material is intended to be digested in a class of students a year with a reading level that is … Well, it’s a different diatribe. My point is that history books should take the time, the level of reading and cognitive skills of students as a given. Simplification is essential. Physics textbooks high school include many simplifying assumptions and detailed texts that reduced college then review, correct and improve the data. That does not make versions of school failure or wrong – simply adapted to their audience. The author of this endless diatribe does not suggest how a teacher can realistically achieve through its proposed version of the material in classtime availability.
Could the authors of textbooks are a better job? Absolutely. And ‘This is the recipe to make it better? Penalty. This book defines the problem, but offers little in terms of concrete solutions to improve the teaching of history. Personally, I’d be much happier with the Cliff Notes version of the book that introduced the content and historical context, without any defects on publishing textbooks.
review by Daniel Hurley Lies My teacher told me: everything your American history textbook Got / wrong> Rating: 
A very interesting book as the basic idea is that the author of many books standard text and history often provide only superficial history of turning positive on all subjects whether the measures taken by the government (Vietnam) and people like Lincoln and Woodrow Wilson. For example, debunks the importance of Columbus and modern Native Americans because Columbus despise what it has been very difficult for the Indians met and that the documents pabulum quite well and has been made contrary to what is usually printed almost as many history books he cites. Other contrasts are the image of John Brown as a violent religious fanatic, however, being a fervent abolitionist, Lincoln did what was politically expedient for race relations and slavery, support of Woodrow Wilson Klan and segregation civil servants, the Civil War treatment of blacks in America that was geographically and often severe involvement of dubious U.S. government in Vietnam. A number of points the author makes are compelling, particularly post-Civil War race relations must be said that the “Jim Crow” laws were harsh and discriminatory. Critics of the book is that it tends to be too negative and the culture of total destruction of all the heroes. The book would have been better served to consider these positive points in our history with more balance. For example, Columbus was difficult for many Indians he encountered, but most, if not all Indians were cruel conquerors Desoto particularly extraordinary. Columbus is not immune from these cruelties, but there is no evidence that he was not directly involved in doubt the extent of its other vain. The author shows some very positive unworthy, as Helen Keller is the first modern political controversy it was decided to mention. Finally, I was more interested in historical nuggets that the author wrote about and Became a bit ‘tired long descriptions of documentation on all the textbooks’ with weak, I am the starting point and would rather limited references to public books over time so that the story was more interesting. The book is very good, but too many warts emphasizes humanity, without pay, not for the faint of heart. A variety of positive aspects of a man who would have improved the book.
Reviewed by JT Florence Lies My teacher told me: everything your American history textbook Got / wrong> Rating: 
I bought this book years ago and I still have it. I bought it after high school (catchy title – what can I say) and I am a fan of history then. This book should be required reading. Who decided that the facts and dates are dry, which should include a history lesson? The story is funny and charming when you move beyond the white versions of many people and examine their motivation, the inner demons and flaws. I have read many history books and continue to search the soul for those who have done things that are not regulated for notes.
review of G. Horning Lies My teacher told me everything that the American history textbook Got / wrong> Rating: 
This was an excellent book and I recommend it to anyone and everyone. I was a history minor in college, a large company, having decided not to teach history, somewhere around my second year I pushed my knowledge of the history of something useful trivia night. That is until the boys came around. I realized that there might be a problem with the education of my son when he said that Adolf Hitler was a genius and had just bad luck after I heard that the civil war was not about slavery, and also taught the Puritan settlers Indians how to farm and saved them from starvation … I had trouble believing that a teacher has never said that my son is, and must be done somehow, however I started to educate my children much more seriously that our public schools. In his book by James Loewen takes some ‘of these myths, explains why they have persisted, and provides reasonable accommodation for teachers and parents. He managed to present new information (at least for me), and wrote a critique extremely important to write textbooks and the approval process still used today. This book should be read by all parents and given as a gift to every teacher of history and social studies that can be found. Teaching history can not be happy that we let our children teach the truth so they can engage in the world with a clean slate.