History Buff
"Teaching What Really Happened"
| November 17, 2009
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James Loewen poses with his bestselling book, "Lies My Teacher Told Me." He has now written a second book about the teaching of history to American students.
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Join us as James Loewen talks about his latest book, "Teaching What Really Happened: How To Avoid the Tyranny of Textbooks and Get Students Excited About Doing History."
Published last month, it is a follow-up to his bestseller "Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong."Press play on the audio player to hear Loewen explain how teachers can make the study of history more interesting for their students.
He also answers a question from host Mike Cuthbert that he says he usually avoids: Who's the worst President in American history? Listen for the unexpected answer.
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