Chris (justbikingalong) wrote, @ 2003-08-07 11:31:00

Current mood:

thoughtful

I'm reading a facinating book right now called "Lies My Teacher Told Me" written by James Loewen. Basically he's discussing the errors, omissions, and inconsistencies found in twelve different high school history textbooks. Due to his experience as a college history professor, he believes that,

"...history is the only field [of study in high school] in which the more courses students take, the stupider they become." (2)

Really scary to think that what has been and continues to be taught about history in high schools is basically innacurate and sometimes downright false.

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