{"product_id":"teaching-what-really-happened-how-to-avoid-the-tyranny-of-textbooks-and-get-students-excited-about-doing-history-paperback","title":"Teaching What Really Happened: How to Avoid the Tyranny of Textbooks and Get Students Excited about Doing History - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames W. Loewen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames a. Banks\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Should be in the hands of every history teacher in the country.\"-- Howard Zinn \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Loewen has revised \u003cem\u003eTeaching What \u003c\/em\u003eReally \u003cem\u003e Happened\u003c\/em\u003e, the bestselling, go-to resource for social studies and history teachers wishing to break away from standard textbook retellings of the past. In addition to updating the scholarship and anecdotes throughout, the second edition features a timely new chapter entitled \"Truth\" that addresses how traditional and social media can distort current events and the historical record. Helping students understand what really happened in the past will empower them to use history as a tool to argue for better policies in the present. Our society needs engaged citizens now more than ever, and this book offers teachers concrete ideas for getting students excited about history while also teaching them to read critically. It will specifically help teachers and students tackle important content areas, including Eurocentrism, the American Indian experience, and slavery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBook Features: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e An up-to-date assessment of the potential and pitfalls of U.S. and world history education. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Information to help teachers expect, and get, good performance from students of all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Strategies for incorporating project-oriented self-learning, having students conduct online historical research, and teaching historiography.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Ideas from teachers across the country who are empowering students by teaching what really happened. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Specific chapters dedicated to five content topics usually taught poorly in today's schools.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJames W. Loewen\u003c\/strong\u003e, distinguished lecturer for the Organization of American Historians, is the bestselling author \u003cem\u003eof Lies My Teacher Told Me\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLies Across America\u003c\/em\u003e. He taught race relations for 20 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. Visit the author's website: sundown.tougaloo.edu\/\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 07, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757710049568,"sku":"9780807759486","price":68.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3165862d71ef6f504a115a4805194717.webp?v=1780109746","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/teaching-what-really-happened-how-to-avoid-the-tyranny-of-textbooks-and-get-students-excited-about-doing-history-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}