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Month: March 2019
bookmark_borderHistory Textbooks
I have recently spent quite a bit of time thinking about History textbooks and how they are written. My thinking hasn’t fully crystallised yet but I want to share the articles that I have read so far. As I continue my journey in the textbook world, I will write more here.
- History textbooks still imply that Australians are white: https://theconversation.com/history-textbooks-still-imply-that-australians-are-white-72796 “Despite improvements to their content over time, secondary school history textbooks still imply that Australians are white. Textbook depictions of Australianness are not only relevant to experiences of national belonging or exclusion. Research has shown that students who aren’t represented in textbooks perform worse academically.”
- Are US History Textbooks Obsolete? https://www.voanews.com/a/is-it-time-to-throw-us-history-textbooks-away-/4671653.html This article quotes Sam Wineberg who says that civil skills and the ability of looking at history through different lenses is invaluable. History textbooks need to do more to emphasise this skill.
- An article from Hong Kong and the wording used in textbooks to describe the ‘handover’: “Whatever words are used, it is important that students are given the full historical context so that they can better understand the meanings and the differences.” https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2143869/changes-history-textbooks-offer-lessons-must-be-learned
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