![]() ![]() ![]() These are events, for the most part, that define who we are as a nation more than what Loewen calls the "Disney version of history" presented in classrooms. Using material from 18 top textbooks, Lies My Teacher Told Me highlights some of the most glaring omissions from educational texts. ![]() This method, Loewen argues, reduces history to "a gray emotional landscape of pious duty" rather than a dramatic landscape of interrelated stories and events. At the same time, the stories presented in textbooks all feature neat, clean facts imparted with bland patriotism. Loewen finds that high school textbooks offer a dizzying array of information, with books averaging 4.5 pounds and 888 pages. Professor Loewen, a race relations expert and author of five books, opens Lies my Teacher Told Me with a simple assertion: "High school students hate history." From the students' perspective, he argues, history is both too complicated and too simple. Loewen speaks on misconceptions about slavery and the Underground Railroad on Thursday, July 29, at 6:30 p.m. Loewen's Lies My Teacher Told Me sheds some new light on American history – and how high school textbooks are getting it wrong. ![]() Have you ever wondered whether history books were telling the truth? James W. ![]()
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