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ERIC Number: EJ348229
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Rewriting History: Dangers in Falsifying the Past.
Blake, Norv
Social Education, v51 n2 p141-42 Feb 1987
Shows how teachers can demonstrate the importance of accurate historical accounts by "falsifying" the history contained in their textbooks. Recommends that the teacher enter the classroom with false "corrections" sent by the textbook author. Concludes by describing activities designed to help students examine and refute the false account. (JDH)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Discussion, High Schools, Historiography, History Instruction, Problem Solving, Textbook Content
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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