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Lies My Teacher Told Me - Community Reviews back

by James W. Loewen
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Wyvernfriend Reads
Wyvernfriend Reads rated it 8 years ago
Probably more interesting if you're from the US, Irish textbooks probably suffer from similar problems.
keltx
keltx rated it 11 years ago
Lies My Teacher Told Me A.K.A. Everything I Properly Learned in College History, is an appalling look at the sanitized version of history we teach our children. Now, this book is admittedly before every class had internet access so I hope that our children are a little better educated, but probably ...
nouveau
nouveau rated it 11 years ago
after reading five of the militarist historian [a:Victor Davis Hanson|15262|Victor Davis Hanson|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1227566672p2/15262.jpg]'s works, it's time for a trip to their other stretch of the ideological spectrum, and so here is James W. Loewen, whose career was in t...
Shelly's Book Journal
Shelly's Book Journal rated it 12 years ago
I've really got to think about this one before I write it up....
The Reading Perusals of Rose Summers
The Reading Perusals of Rose Summers rated it 12 years ago
Initial reaction: I actually did end up shadow reading this. In sum, I think as a serial novel it had quite a few issues. It wasn't the worst I've read, but I've read better. It also goes to show that if you have a preface in front of your novel explaining to your readers why your work is suppose...
spoko
spoko rated it 12 years ago
Pretty transparent in some of its ideology, but still well worth reading.
The Page Sage
The Page Sage rated it 12 years ago
Informative, without being bland, Lies is a great eye-opener.
Chris Blocker
Chris Blocker rated it 13 years ago
If you're looking for an unbiased, fast-paced narrative of history this is not the book. Though Lies My Teacher Told Me tries to sell itself as the above, such a description is inaccurate. It promises to be the history book for “anyone who has ever fallen asleep in history class.” Truth is, if you d...
whithurst
whithurst rated it 13 years ago
Really interesting facts about how much our high school's text books omit and sometimes even change about our US History. It got a little repetitive so I skimmed the last half, but still a good read.
rionafaith
rionafaith rated it 13 years ago
This book probably deserves four stars for its importance, but three is more realistic for the amount I enjoyed it. I found most of the topics very interesting, from the "heroification" of early American explorers and leaders to the correlation between students' social class and test scores. This bo...
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