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Spring Colloquia
James
Loewen
author
of Lies My Teacher Told Me and Lies Across America
American
history is full of fantastic and important stories. These stories
have the power to spellbind, yet audiences sleep through the classes
that present them.
What has gone wrong?
Students are right: the textbooks are boring. The stories they tell
are predictable because textbooks exclude conflict or real suspense.
They leave out anything that might reflect badly upon our national
character. No wonder students lose interest. We've got to do better.
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Workshop:
“Practical Issues in Teaching History”
Thursday, February 13, 2003, 1-3 pm
KIVA, Farish Hall, University of Houston
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Lecture:
“Lies My Teacher Told me About African-American History”
Thursday, February 13, 2003, Reception: 6:30 pm Lecture: 7:00 pm
University of Houston Hilton, Waldorf Ballroom
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Workshop:
“Lies My Teacher Told Me and How To Do Better”
Friday, February 14, 2003 , 9-11:30 am
KIVA, Farish Hall, University of Houston
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About
James Loewen
James Loewen spent two years at the Smithsonian Institution surveying
twelve leading high school textbooks of American history. He found
an embarrassing blend of bland optimism, blind nationalism, and
plain misinformation, weighing in at an average of 888 pages and
almost five pounds.
In
response, he wrote Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your
High School History Textbook Got Wrong, in part a telling
critique of existing textbooks, but also a gripping retelling
of American history as it should, and could, be taught.
Jim
Loewen taught race relations for twenty years at the University
of Vermont. Previously he taught at predominantly black Tougaloo
College in Mississippi.
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The
Project for the Active Teaching of History
www.path.coe.uh.edu
Funded
by a major grant from the U.S. Department of Education, PATH seeks
to
enhance the teaching of American history throughout the Gulf Coast
region. A joint project of Region 4 Education Service Center, the
University
of Houston Department of History and College of Education, and the
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, PATH will host a series of summer
seminars for
teachers and colloquia for the general public.
For
additional information: Please contact Debra Williams, Education
Specialist
in Science/Social Studies Services at Region 4 Education
Service Center, 713-744-6846 or dwilliams@esc4.net
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