I really cannot say much about it, the text is still under consideration, but part of the package did say that it was submitted for approval by the Texas School Board.
On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 4:28 PM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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:318362 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
