tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post3395454878802090686..comments2024-03-28T02:46:03.227-04:00Comments on The Historical Society: More on Our Virginia: Past and PresentRandallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755286304057000048noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-59311872463065241342011-02-18T13:11:37.672-05:002011-02-18T13:11:37.672-05:00Oh my goodness. What a mess. I'm glad that thi...Oh my goodness. What a mess. I'm glad that this is getting attention. I can imagine I would probably go over the edge if my kids were reading this textbook at school.K. Freelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400662827896546052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-68503927796753216432011-02-12T22:15:52.770-05:002011-02-12T22:15:52.770-05:00Thank you so much, hcr. I am interested in textbo...Thank you so much, hcr. I am interested in textbook writing, though I can easily picture my advisor saying, "Do you really need one more thing to do right now?"<br /><br />Of course, if I emailed you, then I'd have to divulge my secret identity. ;)LDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09742066809468902814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-26988321081686833562011-02-12T12:42:10.242-05:002011-02-12T12:42:10.242-05:00I followed Randall's link and read the entire ...I followed Randall's link and read the entire report. The errors are incredible. As appalling as this whole situation is, though, I take comfort from the fact that there was an outcry over it, and that it has become such a big issue. <br /><br />I was also amused reading the report because I recall that the reason Virginia commissioned this new text was that legislators insisted the one in use, Joy Hakim's excellent A History of US, was too "liberal." In the report, it was the one text reviewers hailed as great.<br /><br />If you really want to know more about textbook writing, LD, drop me an email and I'll fill you in on the pros and cons.hcrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334093881332383848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-47248536139084561212011-02-12T07:09:00.927-05:002011-02-12T07:09:00.927-05:00Saw this post on "The Way of Improvement Lead...Saw this post on "The Way of Improvement Leads Home." <br /><br />So how can I get a gig writing K-12 history textbooks? I know it wouldn't help my CV at all in the academy -- might even hurt it -- but I would do it as a public service. Surely the lowliest grad students in the humblest history programs could do a better job than this.LDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09742066809468902814noreply@blogger.com