But even if you think that everything in the books were accurate, you'll still think, "Well, for that entire year, they were living illegally on Reservation land that belonged to the American Indians; failsauce for them."
I think I must have went to a very liberal K-12 school district or something, because a lot of things that other kids did/didn't learn didn't happen with us. For example, it was very clear to me from history classes (even before AP US History) that Columbus did not discover America (in addition to the people living here.....Vikings!), that America has a totally failtastic history when it comes to race, etc.
When I was assigned Lies My Teacher Told Me in college, it was a bizarre experience, because I was never told most of the stuff in the book.
It's interesting that you use the sponge metaphor, because my mom used to use it on me all the time (I read a lot). While I soaked up the Little House books, it was pretty easy for me to understand that it was one perspective of a white family. Of course, one person's experience doesn't reflect that of "most kids," and I totally understand the need and the goals to get kids reading books about, and more importantly, authored by, POC, or other people historically denied power.
...Maybe I am just too defensive about these books, I can't tell.
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I think I must have went to a very liberal K-12 school district or something, because a lot of things that other kids did/didn't learn didn't happen with us. For example, it was very clear to me from history classes (even before AP US History) that Columbus did not discover America (in addition to the people living here.....Vikings!), that America has a totally failtastic history when it comes to race, etc.
When I was assigned Lies My Teacher Told Me in college, it was a bizarre experience, because I was never told most of the stuff in the book.
It's interesting that you use the sponge metaphor, because my mom used to use it on me all the time (I read a lot). While I soaked up the Little House books, it was pretty easy for me to understand that it was one perspective of a white family. Of course, one person's experience doesn't reflect that of "most kids," and I totally understand the need and the goals to get kids reading books about, and more importantly, authored by, POC, or other people historically denied power.
...Maybe I am just too defensive about these books, I can't tell.