there was a big thread here (maybe started by G?) about how most school materials go through the Texas School Board because they are the biggest market.
On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 1:49 PM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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 <dana.tier...@gmail.com> 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 <larrycly...@gmail.com> >> 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 <sammyc...@gmail.com> 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 <dana.tier...@gmail.com> 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:318366 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
