6 Overlooked Takeaways From a Reviewer of Controversial Texas Textbooks
…o involve religious balance and imbalance in the textbooks themselves. The last item offers some overall lessons. 1. Boosterism of Christianity To be approved for use in Texas public schools, textbooks must satisfy at least half of the Texas curriculum standards—the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, or “TEKS” (often pronounced “teeks”). While the TEKS for middle school and high school world geography do a fair, if minimal, job of presenting th…
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