You're right Eric. Take Zinn's People's History of the United States. Great book, full of wonderful material, loaded with facts. But control of information, shaping a narrative, still occurs. Oh, the margins have been nibbled; colonization, exploitation, marginalized groups, all have received some attention. The spotlight has been shifted from the traditional stars, but what's changed? None of what Zinn said can really be disputed, but it's not the narrative I was fed in school, and certainly no teacher of mine cited him, save for my Vietnam vet high school Government teacher. He likely would be restricted from doing that nowadays, or fired
I wish I had known more knowledge of home schooling when my son was young. He struggles having to hold back his intellect at school. It's baby sitting to him and he's 16.
You're right Eric. Take Zinn's People's History of the United States. Great book, full of wonderful material, loaded with facts. But control of information, shaping a narrative, still occurs. Oh, the margins have been nibbled; colonization, exploitation, marginalized groups, all have received some attention. The spotlight has been shifted from the traditional stars, but what's changed? None of what Zinn said can really be disputed, but it's not the narrative I was fed in school, and certainly no teacher of mine cited him, save for my Vietnam vet high school Government teacher. He likely would be restricted from doing that nowadays, or fired
I don't know much about what your saying but I agree. Thanks for adding your two cents.
I wish I had known more knowledge of home schooling when my son was young. He struggles having to hold back his intellect at school. It's baby sitting to him and he's 16.
His future looks brite. I still made sure he got what he needed. That I know.