A review by katrinabahl
Teaching What Really Happened: How to Avoid the Tyranny of Textbooks and Get Students Excited About Doing History by James W. Loewen

4.0

"Again, history textbooks—and courses centered on “learning” history textbooks—downplay critical thinking. Almost never does a textbook suggest more than one possible answer and invite students to assess evidence for each. Instead, they tell the right answers, over and over, in their sleep-inducing godlike monotone."

I will admit that I didn't get through the whole book before my copy was returned to the library, but I plan on purchasing this as well as his first book, Lies My Teacher Told Me.

I am no longer in the teaching profession, but education is incredibly important to me. As a parent I'm taking these things on myself rather than relying on our small town education system (which I love). My goal is for my boys to think critically and this book helps with that perspective.