Review: Lies My Teacher Told Me
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong By James W. Loewen Released: October 16, 2007 Publisher: Touchstone ( Simon & Schuster imprint) Pages: 464 ISBN-13: 978-0743296281 Genre: Non-Fiction, History 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 authentication. He explains that history is presented as a series of facts to be learned and then regurgitated for a test in our nation's high schools. History has come to mean memorizing a bunch of dates, and learning about historical figures who are elevated to hero status in American history textbooks. Primary sources are rarely, if ever, used or reffered to. Can you imagine taking a Shakespeare class without actually reading any Shakespeare?...