[WikiEN-l] Re: Anet Dartmouth, again

Fri Aug 27 21:54:17 UTC 2004

> > > A positive purchase maybe:
> > > Lies My Teacher Told Me:Everything Your American History Textbook Got
> > > Wrong http://www.uvm.edu/~jloewen/liesmyteachertoldme/liesmyteacher.html
> > >
> > > A book for everyone of the American Empire.
> >
> > Sorry, but my reading time is currently spent on teaching myself the immense
> > amount of knowledge that was not covered -- if even alluded to -- in
> > my school years.
>
> A good book, though. If you didn't already know the low reliability of US
> history as it's taught in US schools, it would be worth reading. But then,
> surely *all* the people on this list know the ppor quality of the history
> that's taught in *their own country's* schools. I would not for a moment
> suggest that the only people who understand that are (a subset of)
> Americans.
>

Good point. Canadian schoolchildren, while taught (IMHO) far more American history than necessary, are pathetically unknowledgeable about their own country's.
Close to half of Canadians are unable to recall the name of our first Prime Minister. Agggh!

Denni