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The Great Textbook War
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48 minutes
Released:
Mar 21, 2024
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Starting in the 1930s, Harold Rugg, the unofficial father of social studies, published a series of historical textbooks that encouraged students to confront the country's chronic problems of racism and class conflict. The textbooks set off a firestorm that echoes today's debates over what kids should and shouldn't learn in school. The push-and-pull fight over what should be taught — and what should be left out — is deeply woven into the fabric of our civic life. In this episode, we go back almost 100 years, to a battle over textbooks that was really about how kids see their history, their country, and themselves. And we ask the question: what should education do?Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Released:
Mar 21, 2024
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Podcast episode
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