Lies My Teacher Told Me: Young Readers’ Edition: Everything American History Textbooks Get Wrong

Such truths that all teachers should know and teach!

Great book

The second most important book I ever read.

If you haven't read this, this is really interesting. I got it for a college course History class I am taking but it will stay in my library. I share tidbits with my kids. An easy read, you could even use it as a bathroom reader, gain some knowledge while you sit, hehehe.

I really enjoyed this book. I had always wanted to read the original but it always seemed too daunting a task, considering my lifelong dislike of history. To be fair, I realized through this book that I retained more of the US history I learned in public school than I would have thought. Unfortunately, this book taught me that most of what I had retained was wrong, or at least majorly lacking in context. I'm not sure how I would have felt about this book though if I were still a teenager. It's a little dry but it's better than textbooks that reinforce rote memorization of what will be on the test. This book taught me that many high schoolers felt this way about studying history, and offers some suggestions to combat that disinterest in the classroom. That's why I'd love to see an actual textbook written this way - created as a side-by-side comparison book (left side original textbook, right side questioning/correcting/adding context). I think the younger generations are getting better at questioning things so the rewriting of this book has come at an appropriate time. Everyone really should read it. Young and old, I hope everyone does.

I had previously read the original. The Young Reader's Edition is excellent. Adults would learn from this too.

5-star

Phenomenal book. If you want to make sure your kids understand how our country really works, make sure they read this book. Get them this book in middle school, they can handle it, otherwise they will be dealing with cognitive dissonance their whole lives.