American History Textbooks Are Influenced By Partisan Politics
Down To Earth With Harriet Cammock
English - January 23, 2020 15:57 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MB - ★★★★ - 6 ratingsSelf-Improvement Education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Political divide shape what students learn about American history. Conservatives fight for schools to promote patriotism, Christianity, and the founding fathers. The political left pushes for focus on marginalized groups of history, like women, enslaved people, and Native Americans. Analysis king some of the most popular textbooks used in California and Texas a New York Times analysis discovered hundreds of differences- some subtle others very extensive. On complex political questions, textbook publishers are caught in the middle.
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