Howard Zinn in the Classroom? | Blog 4 History: American & Civil …
Written by admin on January 9, 2009 – 7:32 pm -The presence of Zinn’s texts on syllabi does not prove that his book is being used as truth. Have you not heard of a “strawman” or “teaching tool?” Yes, Zinn is a secondary source, but his work can provide the basis for discussion and … 3 use it in conjunction with Paul Johnson’s text , a book usually deemed as conservative as Zinn is leftist. See original here: Howard Zinn in the Classroom? | Blog 4 History: American & Civil … Read More →
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Some Thoughts on Free Textbooks (EDUCAUSE Review) | EDUCAUSE
Written by admin on January 5, 2009 – 3:08 pm -The books try to be all things to all readers, with far too much material for a typical college/university course . The $100–$150 cost of these textbooks is necessary to cover the expense of illustrations and the many pages of color Continued here: Some Thoughts on Free Textbooks (EDUCAUSE Review) | EDUCAUSE Read More →
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