exactly. Did it mention Frederick Douglass by chance? Sojourner Truth? Geronimo? Sand Creek?
On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 6:04 PM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> wrote: > > sam, > > US history classes teach a very biased view of history, its > triumphalism to the extreme at times. for instance little or no > mention of the invasions of Canada during the American revolution, the > War of 1812, and the various Fenian raids. When the War of 1812 is > mentioned, its mostly New Orleans in 1815 and a few naval battles. > Nothing about the Niagara or North West Campaigns, or destruction of > the towns along the Frontier in the middle of winter or the Indian > massacres. > > I've just finished reviewing one textbook that was simply odious in > the way it treated the time period from 1756 through 1820, and this > one is currently used in many states. > > On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 7:46 PM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Is that what you think they teach in American schools? And your >> qualified to home school? >> >> On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 7:34 PM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> no, I had Canadian history classes that taught me that the patriots >>> lost to British invaders. I would have been a bit perturbed at classes >>> that taught me that this was a manifestation of the obvious rightness >>> of British empire. I imagine that Hispanic or Native American kids >>> might deserve better than the Texan fundamentalist equivalent. >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:318349 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
