http://www.edutopia.org/blog/changing-the-teaching-of-history-sam-wineburg
This was a really interesting article that a mom, historian, and college professor sparked when she noticed a disbelief in her child's fourth grade history book. The book claimed that many African American slaves fought for confederacy, denying their right to freedom and citizenship. We have been discussing this and it is a topic of what, who, and where to gain believable information. The article focused on how today's children are lured by what's easily accessible via the web, which is what she found to also be true for today's writers who may have privately funded their project. In conclusion we must be careful of our sources because it is no longer normal to go to a library to find valid information that will be supported by an organization of education.
Excellent post Jovita! I have a degree in history and this is becoming more and more common. When doing work in history I was only allowed to use proven sources of information. Historical references that have been used and studied for a long time, scholarly journals, history department websites, etc.....absolutely no wikispaces or anything similar. It is very important to keep history as factual as possible.
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