In this follow-up to his landmark bestseller, Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong, Loewen goes beyond the usual textbook-dominated curriculum to illuminate a wealth of intriguing, often hidden facts about America's past. Calling for a new way to teach history, this book offers teachers specific ideas for how to get students excited about history, how to get them to DO history, and how to help them read critically. It will specifically help teachers tackle difficult but important topics like the American Indian experience, slavery, and race relations. Throughout, Loewen shows how "teaching what really happened" not only connects better with all kinds of students, it better prepares those students to be tomorrow's citizens. Book features: A refreshingly candid assessment of the pitfalls and potential of American history education; Ideas from teachers across the country who are empowering students with the real story of America's history; Strategies for teaching historiography and incorporating project-oriented, self-learning; Specific chapters dedicated to the five content topics usually taught particularly badly in today's schools. - Publisher.

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Loewen, James W.

Multicultural education series (New York, N.Y.), New York, 2010

Multicultural education series, New York, New York State, 2009

Multicultural Education Series, New York, 2015

Multicultural Education Series, PT, 2009

United States, United States of America

Teachers College Press, New York, 2010

28405th, 2009

2013

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

In This Follow-up To His Landmark Bestseller, Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong, Loewen Goes Beyond The Usual Textbook-dominated Curriculum To Illuminate A Wealth Of Intriguing, Often Hidden Facts About America’s Past. Calling For A New Way To Teach History, This Book Offers Teachers Specific Ideas For How To Get Students Excited About History, How To Get Them To Do History, And How To Help Them Read Critically. It Will Specifically Help Teachers Tackle Difficult But Important Topics Like The American Indian Experience, Slavery, And Race Relations. Throughout, Loewen Shows How “teaching What Really Happened” Not Only Connects Better With All Kinds Of Students, It Better Prepares Those Students To Be Tomorrow’s Citizens. Book Features: A Refreshingly Candid Assessment Of The Pitfalls And Potential Of American History Education.ideas From Teachers Across The Country Who Are Empowering Students With The Real Story Of America’s History.strategies For Teaching Historiography And Incorporating Project-oriented, Self-learning.specific Chapters Dedicated To The Five Content Topics Usually Taught Particularly Badly In Today’s Schools. James W. Loewen Is The Bestselling Author Of Lies My Teacher Told Me And Lies Across America. He Taught Race Relations For Twenty Years At The University Of Vermont And Gives Workshops For Teacher Groups Around The United States. He Has Been An Expert Witness In More Than 50 Civil Rights, Voting Rights, And Employment Cases. “james Loewen's New Book Should Be In The Hands Of Every History Teacher In The Country. It Is Not Only A Devastating Critique Of How Our Nation's History Has Been Taught In Our Schools, But Also A Wonderful Guide To How The Teaching Of History Can Open Up Minds, Excite The Imagination, And Educate A New Generation Dedicated To Making This A Better World.” —howard Zinn, Author Of A People’s History Of The United States “loewen’s Candid And Revealing Descriptions Of Institutional Racism In U.s. Society And In Textbooks Are Not Presented To Make Students Cynical Or Disempowered, But To Help Them Acquire The Knowledge, Skills, And Commitments Needed To Attain Agency And To Act To Create A Better World.” —from The Series Foreword By James A. Banks, Director Of The Center For Multicultural Education At The University Of Washington, Seattle; Past President Of The The National Council For The Social Studies (ncss) • James Loewen, Recipient Of The 2012 “spirit Of America Award” From The National Council For The Social Studies • James Loewen, Recipient Of The 2012 “cox-johnson-frazier Major Award” From The American Sociological Association • Foreword Magazine Book Of The Year Award Finalist In Education, 2010

Contents
Series Foreword by James A. Banks
Acknowledgments
Introduction: History as Weapon
A Lesson from Mississippi
A Lesson from Vermont
Why History Is Important to Students
Why History Is Important to Society
1. The Tyranny of Coverage
Forests, Trees, and Twigs
Winnowing Trees
Deep Thinking
Relevance to the Present
Skills
Getting the Principal on Board
Coping with Reasons to Teach “As Usual”
You Are Not Alone
Bringing Students Along
2. Expecting Excellence
Racial and Socioeconomic Characteristics Affect Teacher Expectations
Research on Teacher Expectations
“Standardized” Tests Affect Teacher Expectations
Statistical Processes Cause Cultural Bias in “Standardized” Tests
Social Class Affects “Standardized” Test Scores
Internalizing Expectations
Teachers and “Standardized” Tests
Teachers Can Create Their Own Expectations
3. Historiography
A Tale of Two Eras
The Civil Rights Movement, Cognitive Dissonance, and Historiography
Studying Bad History
Other Ways to Teach Historiography
4. Doing History
Doing History to Critique History
Writing a Paper
5. How and When Did People Get Here?
A Crash Course on Archeological Issues
Presentism
Today’s Religions and Yesterday’s History
Conclusions About Presentism
Chronological Ethnocentrism
Primitive to Civilized
Costs of Chronological Ethnocentrism
6. Why Did Europe Win?
The Important Questions
Looking Around the World
Explaining Civilization
Making the Earth Round
Why Did Columbus Win?
The Columbian Exchange
Ideological Results of Europe’s Victory
Cultural Diffusion and Syncretism Continue
7. The $24 Myth
Deconstructing the $24 Myth
A More Accurate Story
Functions of the Fable
Overt Racism?
Additional Considerations
8. Teaching Slavery
Relevance to the Present
Hold a Meta-Conversation
Slavery and Racism
Four Key Problems of Slave Life
Additional Problems in Teaching the History of Slavery
9. Why Did the South Secede?
Teachers Vote
Teaching Against the Myth
Examining Textbooks
Genesis of the Problem
10. The Nadir
Contemporary Relevance
Onset of the Nadir
Historical Background
Underlying Causes of the Nadir of Race Relations
Students Can Reveal the Nadir Themselves
During the Nadir, Whites Became White
End of the Nadir
Implications for Today
Afterword: Still More Ways to Teach History
Notes
Index
About the Author

In this follow-up to his landmark bestseller, Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong, Loewen once again takes history textbooks to task for their perpetuations of myth and their lack of awareness of today's multicultural student audience (not to mention the astonishing number of "facts" they just got plain wrong). "How did people get here?" "Why did Europe win?" In Teaching What Really Happened, Loewen goes beyond the usual textbook-dominated social studies course to illuminate a wealth of intriguing, often hidden facts about America's past. Calling for a new way to teach history, this book will help teachers move beyond traditional textbooks to tackle difficult but important topics like conflicts with Native Americans, slavery, and racial oppression. Throughout, Loewen shows time and again how "teaching what really happened" not only connects better with all kinds of students, it better prepares those students to be tomorrow's citizens.

"How did people get here?" "Why did Europe win?" "Why did the south secede?" In Teaching What Really Happened, Loewen goes beyond the usual textbook-dominated viewpoints to illuminate a wealth of intriguing, often hidden facts about America's past. Calling for a new way to study history, this book will help readers move beyond traditional textbooks to tackle difficult but important topics, like the American Indian experience, slavery, and race relations. Throughout, Loewen shows time and again how "teaching what really happened" connects better with all kinds of students to get them excited about history

In this follow-up to his landmark bestseller, Lies My Teacher Told Me, James Loewen continues to break silences and change our perspectives on U.S. history. Loewen takes history textbooks to task for their perpetuations of myth and their lack of awareness of today's multicultural student audience (not to mention the astonishing number of "facts" they just get plain wrong)

2015-04-19