Where is it being taught in school? I think Trump and DeSantis banning it being taught in school is just a publicity stunt claiming the woke left is rewriting history.

[–] Didros@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Alternative history is taught all the time everywhere. I was shocked when I worked in a school to hear the teacher telling kids about Columbus "discovering" America. When in reality he was put on a pedestal in response to anger against Italian immigrants. They needed a national hero to be treated better. You know, because they were not white.

...maybe there is a connection point of everything we don't teach...

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This was eye-opening (as a product of American schooling).

Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong

[–] Didros@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I would recommend the pod casts:
The Dollop: if you can take a joke about history you will enjoy the gross tales of America's history.

Stuff You Missed in History Class: a much more sanitized look at all of history with a bit of feminism thrown in.

[–] Rumblestiltskin@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I am sure incorrect history is being taught in many places but I was talking about the 1619 project being taught in schools. It just seems like a manufactured political outrage.

[–] Didros@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Ah, I don't know the project and assumed it was a group collecting wrong history taught in schools. Understand now. :)