This fascinating book by Professor James W. Loewen, delves into the American mythos. Loewen points out why history is such a hated subject among the nation's youth. In order to separate fact from fiction, he compares 12 commonly used American History textbooks with historical research and authentica...
I would have potentially liked this book except for one minor detail. I'm not American, don't know what American history's like and of course, don't know the discrepancies that exist. I do, however, realize that patriotism requires an exploitation of heroic deeds and a cover for the human-like falla...
Actually, this book is really about high school history textbooks, and only peripherally about things teachers say to students. I took a lot of notes while listening to this book, so this will be the first of a two-part review. Loewen looked at twelve major US History textbooks, and catalogued the...
Loewen was on a mission when he wrote this book. But why does that have to be a bad thing? He admits his biases right off so the reader can take it all into account. I did, and Loewen is right to be angry, confused, and saddened by the state of secondary history education.The bulk of 'Lies' is his c...
For someone who didn't expect to remember much of grade school and high school social studies classes, it was eerie to recognize so much of my childhood education in Loewen's narrative. A book every student, every parent, and every person who thinks they don't like history should read.
Upon reflection, although the textbooks are often wrong about everything, the real problem is how few actual facts are taught at all, about anything. Kids are taught the multiplication tables, but otherwise everything in elementary school is a worksheet of themed tasks around the idea of George Was...
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