NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
ERIC Number: EJ525463
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0022-0574
Beyond the Rhetoric: An Historian's View of the "National" Standards for United States History.
Stern, Sheldon M.
Journal of Education, v176 n3 p61-71 1994
Suggests there are flaws in the National Standards for United States History that could be detrimental to students. According to the author, in their pervasive present-mindedness and self-censorship, the standard's framers underestimate and ill-serve the students because the standards help develop a smug, superior, and self-righteous attitude toward people and conflicts of the past. (GR)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Bias, Criticism, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups, History Instruction, Minority Groups, National Standards, Political Socialization, Social Attitudes
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: National History Standards; United States
Note: Theme issue topic: "National Learning Standards: Problems and Prospects." For related document, see UD 519 225 and 227.