A Disturbing Book Worth Reading

Townhall.com ^ | December 24, 2008 | Tony Blankley

[LS]

Funny, I was scheduled to be on “Fox and Friends” yesterday to discuss the history book on Islam, and got bumped for the water main break. But likely I’ll be back next Wed., as I now seem to have a regular weekly slot analyzing textbook bias.

[TPOOH]

"For all who believe that there is a fairly objective rendition of history that we are obliged to teach our children, this book reveals how shockingly far from that objective American education -- particularly in schools' textbooks -- has fallen."

Nothing could be farther from the truth in"publik" schools. Besides if kids were really taught history do you think Barry would have been elected?

[vetvetdoug]

I noted this trend of revisionism in the Black History Books used at major universities. I often wondered why many black college graduates had such a jaded and prejudiced attitude about certain incidents during the Civil War; my questions were answered when I got copies of the textbooks used in those classes and noted that the books used secondary and tertiary tainted references to substantiate their writings. Many of the statements ignored the writings of primary references and the authors of the black texts used the inflammatory and incorrect later writings of revisionist historians. A historian specializing in the Civil War era with the NPS was a close friend of mine and I took the books to him and we went over the writings...our conclusion was that it was almost pure inflammatory propaganda.

[Bahbah]

I now seem to have a regular weekly slot analyzing textbook bias.

That is great news. I feel like I just got an early Christmas present.

[CyberAnt]

How the democrats control over EDUCATION in league with the NEA .. has caused the total dumbing down of America’s youth.

This control is another reason home schooling has become so popular. It’s my belief the home schoolers are now arriving on college campuses .. and are now the ones who are reviving the Young Republicans all over the country.

[P8riot]

Homeschool ping.

[PGalt]

jihad

“Indeed, the latter will tell you at the end of the day that global jihad is all your fault. Western colonialism, imperialism, and institutional racism. Of course, that is not the common language of the mujahideen. Yes, some will take up the Palestinian gripe or the presence of US infidels in Saudi Arabia or Iraq. But that is not a common theme. The only common threat doctrine they all espouse is Shariah and its law of jihad. And, you need not take our word for this. The facts as evidence exists independently of what we say. It is found in the polemics and political tracts of Hamas, al Qaeda, Khomeini, Dow Jones Shariah authority Mufti Taqi Usmani, and many many others.”

from (thanks to Robert Spencer for the link)...

http://www.saneworks.us/Spencer-Responds-to-the-Muslim-Leaders-who-Respond-to-the-Verdicts-in-the-Fort-Dix-5-Trial-newsblog-2363.htm

...others including education by revisionist historians.

above link from here...

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/024050.php#comments

Thanks for posting, Kaslin. Great article by Tony Blankley.

[PGalt]

But likely I’ll be back next Wed., as I now seem to have a regular weekly slot analyzing textbook bias.

OUTSTANDING!

[demshateGod]

Go Gators!!!

[P8riot]

Excellent! I have enjoyed your analyses on previous appearances. Looking forward to more.

[BuffaloJack]

I never really understood the extent of the re-writing of history until ablut 5 or 6 years ago when I undertook to acquaint myself with Civil War history. Instead of reading history books I went online and found that newspaper articles are available back to the 1850s. I decided that any article I read would always come from 2 or more sources (always at least one Northern and one Southern). By reading both accounts I could filter the bias and get the real story. An awful lot of what the schools taught me was just wrong. I have never trusted the accounts of historians (propagandans) since. The line that goes “History is written by the victors” could not be more spot on.
I extended my reading to the post-Civil War period until about 1882 or ‘83. Wow, what a different story than the history books.

[kalee]

bookmark

[wintertime]

Nothing could be farther from the truth in”publik” schools. Besides if kids were really taught history do you think Barry would have been elected?
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The Marxist had this figured out long ago. Who ever controls education controls the next generation of voters.

Our nation is in BIG trouble and conservatives continue to send their own children to these indoctrination camps. They refuse to set up free alternatives to draw as many children as possible out of these government schools,...and...Some conservatives ( even here on Free Republic) defend government K-12 schools.

http://barenakedislam.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/former-russian-kgb-agent-explains-how-a-marxist-like-obama-could-win-the-election/

[mathluv]

Merry Christmas, LS!

Pearson (Prentice Hall) may still be a UK based company. Holt is headquartered in Austin, TX - verrry lib, especially for TX.

I have not found your book yet. I have not tried online, as I usually buy from one of my local bookstores. I did see one in the American History section.

I have noticed that in the last week or so that the FNC has been replaced with the Weather Channel. That MIGHT be because of the cold fronts.

[pgkdan]

My grandson visited from Idaho this summer and we took a daytrip to DC. Showed him all the sights. Jefferson Memorial...yawn, Capital...ho hum, Washington Monument...ok, Lincoln Memorial...Bingo. “This is Where MLK made his speech.” “That’s where all the people stood” blah, blah, blaah. The only thing he knew about our history at all is that MLK made that damned speech.

[mathluv]

In our school(s), we went for mccain about 80%-20%. Of course, we are in rural NE TX.

My oldest grandson delights in tormenting his Social Studies teachers on the truth. They seem to be the most liberal - plus one English teacher. He is upset this year that his Government teacher won't reveal her preferences, and/or argue with him.

[wintertime]

LS

There are several things conservatives could do.

1) They could join together as a block when donating money to colleges and universities. Perhaps a conservative educational foundation could be set up. The conservative would donate to this foundation rather than to his alma mater directly. In this way, conservatives, by donating larger sums of money, could have far more influence over college curriculum and who is hired at these colleges and universities.

2) Conservatives should start private education foundations that would sponsor individual conservative teachers. The teachers could set up inexpensive one room school houses, mini-schools, and homeschool cooperatives. The foundations could certify the teacher, the curriculum, and test the students. The brick and mortar school should be abandoned. It is expensive and far too prison-like.

3) Conservatives should work to set up private team sporting leagues, or encourage communities to move all sports to the county parks and recreation departments. Team Sports is a government school monopoly and generates support for the government schools in the community.

4) If Harvard can have a 35 BILLION dollar endowment, conservatives could do the same for K-12 education. Instead, conservatives sit like slowly warming frogs in a pot of warming Marxist stew!

[ClearCase_guy]

My impression is that public schools today throughly cover all of the 12 important data points in US history. For the ignorant out there, I will list the 12 important data points in US history:

1) The Founding Fathers were slaveowners and Jefferson slept with Sally Hemmings.
2) We committed genocide against Indians.
3) Everyone in the South had slaves, and beat them mercilessly, then Lincoln freed the slaves.
4) Harriet Tubman is one of the most significant Americans. Ever.
5) Frederick Douglass is one of the most significant Americans. Ever.
6) Sojournor Truth is one of the most significant Americans. Ever.
7) The Supreme Court made a brilliant decision in Brown v Board of Education.
8) Emmett Till was brutally killed.
9) Medgar Evers was brutally killed.
10) Martin Luther Kind led the Civil Rights struggle.
11) Martin Luther King is one of the most significant Americans. Ever.
12) Kwanzaa is an important American holiday.

[pgkdan]

That about covers it.