The Trouble With Textbooks

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ISBN: 9780739130940 | 0739130943
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 7/31/2008

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The Trouble with Textbooks sounds the alarm about how textbooks disparage some groups and teach historical distortions. Our schools are supposed to instill young people with American values and provide students with the knowledge necessary for good citizenship. Instead, textbooks are filled with mistakes and misrepresentations. Book jacket.

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Acknowledgments	p. vii
Textbooks Are in Trouble	p. 1
When the Textbook Is Not Enough: Supplemental Materials, Teacher Trainings, and More	p. 21
Learning about Jewish Origins: Stereotypes of Jews	p. 47
Jews, Judaism, and Christianity	p. 61
Double Standards in Teaching about Judaism Compared to Islam	p. 79
The Ancient History of Israel	p. 91
The Founding of Israel: Rights to the Land, War and Refugees	p. 107
Terrorism and Internal Conflict	p. 129
Conclusion	p. 153
Methodology	p. 163
Textbooks Reviewed by Publisher Parent Company	p. 167
Imprints of Major Textbook Publishing Corporations	p. 171
Textbook Usage Survey: Extent of Usage by Publisher Parent Company	p. 173
Outline of the Arab Narrative	p. 177
Notes	p. 179
Index	p. 199
About the Authors	p. 209
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The Trouble With Textbooks

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