School Books Rewritten in Texas

[Centurion1]

i dislike ancient history textbooks. It bothers me that sub-saharan africa gets as much notice as western europe and east asia. Yes, they ar eusually ignored and need to be learned about but there just isnt enough important stuff about the region as compared to the ME, Asia, Europe before colonization.

Oh and we learned about native americans in US history for about 6 straight years in middle school.

[Megas Methuselah]

Oh and we learned about native americans in US history for about 6 straight years in middle school.

We didn't. Pretty amazing, considering how important we are in contemporary Canada. A study of the treaties should be an absolute necessity in the school system.

[A Nerd]

Native Americans are often overlooked. I learned most of what I know about them from the 1950's American Western and Last of the Mohicans. I know, it's pretty sad.

[Centurion1]

Are you guys kidding me your not that much older............ That is like all we did for most of grade school.

sorry megas but i can only learn about one thing for so long.

[A Nerd]

Native Americans as far as what I can remember from school were: interactions with colonials (Jamestown, Plymouth), slight reference to French and Indian war, trail of tears (one paragraph), Custer. My history classes seldom made it past 1865 before summer vacation. One may want to discount Custer from my class room learnings actually. This is New England though, perhaps they thought we should learn 'more important' things?

[Tellos Athenaios]

Why would we be kidding you? I know many Org members are from the USA, but that doesn't rule out the possibility one might hail from such regions as the UK, or France, and thus have a different perspective on it? I know there are many teenagers on this board but on the flip side we have many people raised before the WWW, too?

[Centurion1]

i was speaking specifically to nerd and megas. both of whom are not that much older or from outside north america.