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World Cultures (Grade 6)
Cengage/National Geographic 9781285858197
Discovery 9781618284006
Houghton Mifflin 9780544344099
McGraw-Hill 9780021407460
Pearson 9780133306699
Texas History (Grade 7)
Houghton Mifflin 9780544344112
McGraw-Hill 9780021357710
Pearson 9780133306675
US History to 1877 (Gr 8)
Discovery 9781618283986
Houghton Mifflin 9780544344136
McGraw-Hill 9780076598151
Pearson 9780133306804
Economics (high school)
McGraw-Hill 9780021354689
Pearson 9780133306743
Perfection 9780789188991
Worldview Software 9781570553516
US Government (high school)
McGraw-Hill 9780021357864
Pearson 9780133306729
Perfection 9780789189028
Worldview Software 9781570553509
US History from 1877 (high school)
Discovery 9781618287137
Houghton Mifflin 9780544344204
McGraw-Hill 9780076608508
Pearson 9780133306781
World Geography (high school)
Houghton Mifflin 9780544344150
McGraw-Hill 9780021457434
World History (high school)
Houghton Mifflin 9780544344167
McGraw-Hill 9780076606023
Pearson 9780133306767
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Fifty volunteers returned truth to what 20 million students will
learn in Texas and around the country. Help children across
the nation learn the truth about history. Get trained as a
textbook reviewer by emailing [email protected].
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TRUTH IN TEXTBOOKS
formerly Truth in Texas Textbooks (TTT)
A Cadre of Nationwide Social Studies Textbook
Reviewers to Return Truth to Textbooks
Truth in Textbooks (TNT) Lt Col Roy White, (Ret), Chairman
Dr. Sandra Alfonsi, Senior Review Fellow Dr. Amy Jo Baker, Curriculum Director Pat Blair, Research Director
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Visit us on the web:www.truthintexastextbooks.com
MissionBuild a permanent cadre of reviewers available, once trained, to help states around the nation to review Social Studies instructional material for: Factual errors Imbalances in presentation of materials Omissions in material Editorial opinions disguised as facts PC-themed content
Subject reviewed: World Cultures (6th grade) US History to 1877 (8th grade) US History from 1877 (high school) US Government (high school) World History (high school) World Geography (high school) Economics (high school)
The Process1. To start the process, write to
[email protected]. Recruitment for three classes 2016 B/C/D;
300-500 volunteers by end of 20163. Complete TNT survey; conduct phone inter-
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grees to be a reviewer5. Training to be done online, conference calls
and with read files6. Starting in April, July & Oct 2016; goal is to have 7-11 review teams available year-round7. Once "certified" every reviewer "sits alert" for
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Examples of TTT Findings Results: Over 1,500 findings; Over 60% errors
resulted in content removal or corrections. US as a Democracy vs Constitutional Republic
with a “living, growing” Constitution Climate change – only one side of issue presented Denigration or omission of key historical figures No mention of Islam when discussing 9/11 Praise for Gorbachev for bringing down wall;
Reagan’s role not mentioned Russia won the space race and no mention of Neil
Armstrong’s walk on the moon Cause of Great Depression was unequal distribu-
tion of wealth On-line e-Mentors provided to 11 yr. olds through
National Geographic online Weaknesses of Electoral College but no mention of
the strengths Revisionism regarding the founding of the State of
Israel and the Arab-Israeli Conflict Soft peddling history & tenets of Islam re: Moham-
med, Crusades, jihad, sharia; lauding CAIR without mentioning ties to Hamas & Muslim Brotherhood
Formal review panel of 300+ experts found none of these—because they aren’t allowed to!View or download the individual textbook reviews including publisher responses at:
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How It Works Four-person Review Teams working in pairs Basecamp.com online collaborative tool Training volunteers; mock review current textbooks Recruited subject matter experts (SME) to critique Team collaborates on preliminary report “Review the Reviewers” by SME’s Teams will review submitted material; textbooks 3-
4 weeks; instructional/supplemental material less time
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