Dacy, Glen, Ganim, Sara. “Making History: Battles brew over alleged bias in Advanced Placement Standards”. CNN .com. 24 February 2015. Web. 14 October 2015.
This article on CNN gives the basics on the fight over the AP History exam, when it started and what caused it. It describes the problems seen on both sides of the issue, but mainly focuses on the politicians and teachers involved. This will help me to explain the difference between changing information because of new research and changing because someone doesn’t like what’s being taught. This is a current article on the ongoing problem to the changes in the AP History Exam.
Dinshaw, Claire. “Glossing over American Sins is No Way to Teach History”. Hartford Courant.30 September 2015. Web. 2 October 2015.
This article in the Hartford Courant is over the AP History Exam troubles. This one comes from a current student’s view and gives a glimpse of what some students are thinking on the issue. It also shows what the student thinks of the people causing the trouble with the test. It will help show how the students currently in the class or the ones planning on taking it are dealing with the issue. This is a current article on the ongoing problem to the changes in the AP History Exam.
Lowen, James W. Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong. New York. Simon and Schuster. Print. 2007.
This book is by a former professor of the University of Vermont and was written to show the American Public what he felt was being left out of history classes. It gives an overview of what he feels should be included in our classes and what is being focused on too much. I want to use the book to show what a former professor feels about history education in our public schools, and show examples of what is being left out of the curriculum. I’m not sure if I’ll be using this book, due to the fact that it focuses on what he feels should be taught and removed. I’m leaving it in the Bibliography since it is still a possibility. This is a slightly older book, but useful in giving background information.
McClay, Wilfred M. “History, American Democracy, and the AP Test Controversy.” Imprimis. July/August 2015. Volume 44, Number 7/8. University of Oklahoma. Web. 2 October 2015.
This is a college professor’s point of view on the AP Test, and what issues he feels it has to students who take the class. It is mostly his opinion, though he does have some very well written arguments on the issue. I want to use this to show what a professor feels on the issue and how it could affect college education. This is a current scholarly article on the ongoing problem to the changes in the AP History Exam.
McPherson,James. “Revisionist Historians”. American History Association. Sept 2003. 19 February 2015. Web. 9 October 2015.
The article was written by a Civil War Historian, former president of the American History Association and Pulitzer Prize Winner. This article gives an overview of what Historical Revisionism is and gives information on when the phenomenon started. The article gives me a good overview of the difference between changing historical information because something new was found or what was thought to be fact is now known to be legend. The article is an older one but comes from the time when revisionism started to be known about. I will use it to show background on when revisionism started to be an issue in the Historical community.
Moyn, Samuel. “New Old Things”. Nation. 300.6(2015): 27-32. Political Science Complete. Web. 14 October 2015.
This article was written by a current professor of history and law at Harvard University. It gives the history of learning and teaching history and the changes it is still going through. It has information on how the original historians started out with theories of how some things happened and had to change when they discovered they were wrong. I plan on using this to show how history and its lessons are still changing and why focusing on only one part of it could be detrimental to the subject as a whole. This is a newer article of an issue that has been in the news since the AP history exam battle started.
Raphael, Ray. Founding Myths: Stories that Hide Our Patriotic Past. New York. W.W. Norton and Company. Print. 2004.
The author is an American historian who focuses on Early American History. He is an alumnus of the University of California at Berkley and his books show his liberal leanings. This book expands some of what we learned in our history classes. It has chapters on various things taught that were partial truths, or complete myths that were taught as truth. I plan on using it to show examples of how historians are still discovering and changing our history when new research comes to light. Slightly older book, but has some good examples of the changes in history information.
Shenkman, Richard and Reiger, Kurt. One-Night Stands with American History: Odd, Amusing, and Little-Known Incidents. New York. Harper Collins Publishers. Print. 2003.
Richard Shenkman is associate professor of history at George Mason University, his fellow author has a B. A. in American History. This book gives some background on various incidents that are left out of or ignored in history text books. I plan on using this to show examples of what was changed by historians once they discovered something they thought was legend ended up being true or something that was thought to be true ended up being legend. It leans slightly to the conservative side of history. This is a slightly older book, but shows how history is fluid and how things end up being changed around in what is taught.
This article on CNN gives the basics on the fight over the AP History exam, when it started and what caused it. It describes the problems seen on both sides of the issue, but mainly focuses on the politicians and teachers involved. This will help me to explain the difference between changing information because of new research and changing because someone doesn’t like what’s being taught. This is a current article on the ongoing problem to the changes in the AP History Exam.
Dinshaw, Claire. “Glossing over American Sins is No Way to Teach History”. Hartford Courant.30 September 2015. Web. 2 October 2015.
This article in the Hartford Courant is over the AP History Exam troubles. This one comes from a current student’s view and gives a glimpse of what some students are thinking on the issue. It also shows what the student thinks of the people causing the trouble with the test. It will help show how the students currently in the class or the ones planning on taking it are dealing with the issue. This is a current article on the ongoing problem to the changes in the AP History Exam.
Lowen, James W. Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong. New York. Simon and Schuster. Print. 2007.
This book is by a former professor of the University of Vermont and was written to show the American Public what he felt was being left out of history classes. It gives an overview of what he feels should be included in our classes and what is being focused on too much. I want to use the book to show what a former professor feels about history education in our public schools, and show examples of what is being left out of the curriculum. I’m not sure if I’ll be using this book, due to the fact that it focuses on what he feels should be taught and removed. I’m leaving it in the Bibliography since it is still a possibility. This is a slightly older book, but useful in giving background information.
McClay, Wilfred M. “History, American Democracy, and the AP Test Controversy.” Imprimis. July/August 2015. Volume 44, Number 7/8. University of Oklahoma. Web. 2 October 2015.
This is a college professor’s point of view on the AP Test, and what issues he feels it has to students who take the class. It is mostly his opinion, though he does have some very well written arguments on the issue. I want to use this to show what a professor feels on the issue and how it could affect college education. This is a current scholarly article on the ongoing problem to the changes in the AP History Exam.
McPherson,James. “Revisionist Historians”. American History Association. Sept 2003. 19 February 2015. Web. 9 October 2015.
The article was written by a Civil War Historian, former president of the American History Association and Pulitzer Prize Winner. This article gives an overview of what Historical Revisionism is and gives information on when the phenomenon started. The article gives me a good overview of the difference between changing historical information because something new was found or what was thought to be fact is now known to be legend. The article is an older one but comes from the time when revisionism started to be known about. I will use it to show background on when revisionism started to be an issue in the Historical community.
Moyn, Samuel. “New Old Things”. Nation. 300.6(2015): 27-32. Political Science Complete. Web. 14 October 2015.
This article was written by a current professor of history and law at Harvard University. It gives the history of learning and teaching history and the changes it is still going through. It has information on how the original historians started out with theories of how some things happened and had to change when they discovered they were wrong. I plan on using this to show how history and its lessons are still changing and why focusing on only one part of it could be detrimental to the subject as a whole. This is a newer article of an issue that has been in the news since the AP history exam battle started.
Raphael, Ray. Founding Myths: Stories that Hide Our Patriotic Past. New York. W.W. Norton and Company. Print. 2004.
The author is an American historian who focuses on Early American History. He is an alumnus of the University of California at Berkley and his books show his liberal leanings. This book expands some of what we learned in our history classes. It has chapters on various things taught that were partial truths, or complete myths that were taught as truth. I plan on using it to show examples of how historians are still discovering and changing our history when new research comes to light. Slightly older book, but has some good examples of the changes in history information.
Shenkman, Richard and Reiger, Kurt. One-Night Stands with American History: Odd, Amusing, and Little-Known Incidents. New York. Harper Collins Publishers. Print. 2003.
Richard Shenkman is associate professor of history at George Mason University, his fellow author has a B. A. in American History. This book gives some background on various incidents that are left out of or ignored in history text books. I plan on using this to show examples of what was changed by historians once they discovered something they thought was legend ended up being true or something that was thought to be true ended up being legend. It leans slightly to the conservative side of history. This is a slightly older book, but shows how history is fluid and how things end up being changed around in what is taught.