https://reuther.wayne.edu/taxonomy/term/253 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/3784 <p>This short speech addresses the treatment of diverse peoples in school textbooks. Al Shanker urges that the stories of under-represented groups be told, but he warns against inclusion at the expense of historical accuracy. He describes the risk of exchanging one set of myths (i.e. American history consists of great white men performing virtuous deeds) for another set of myths (i.e. American history consist of white men oppressing and exploiting white women and people of other ethnicities). <span class='read-more'><a href="https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/3784" target="_blank"><strong>&nbsp;read&nbsp;more&nbsp;&raquo;</strong></a></span></p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/3784#comments American Federation of Teachers Cultural Differences Multicultural Textbooks Shanker, Albert Textbook Content Textbooks United States History Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:05:05 -0500 jruss 3784 at https://reuther.wayne.edu