With the knowledge of the world at their finger tips I guess they are not interested in going to the trouble of memorizing it. When/if the web dies the lights go out.
Two States. Eight Textbooks. Two American Stories. American history textbooks can differ across the country, in ways that are shaded by partisan politics.
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Conservatives have fought for schools to promote patriotism, highlight the influence of Christianity and celebrate the founding fathers. In a September speech .. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/17/us/politics/elizabeth-warren-trump-populism.html .. , President Trump warned against a “radical left” that wants to “erase American history, crush religious liberty, indoctrinate our students with left-wing ideology.”
The left has pushed .. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/15/us/california-ethnic-studies.html .. for students to encounter history more from the ground up than from the top down, with a focus on the experiences of marginalized groups such as enslaved people, women and Native Americans.