I'm not particularly interested in what the mayor thinks of the book but the fact that multiple college level professors and teachers in this field who were asked to review the book found so many errors that they can't even begin to figure out any way to correct it. They recommend just flushing it altogether. This isn't just about printing things that are politically correct but is really more about outright factually incorrect. Kind of interesting that the publisher, Momentum Instruction LLC has never published a textbook before this and that the authors of this textbook have no credentials in Mexican History. Also the owner of the company is Cynthia Dunbar who is a former member of the SBOE and holds an extreme right wing ideology. And several news sources said the phone number listed for the company is a Google number that went unanswered. Dunbar's main work now is as an administrator at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia —
a religious college founded by the conservative televangelist Jerry
Falwell, who died in 2007. The 2 lead authors for this textbook are Jaimie Riddle and Valerie Angle who have no credentials or degrees in history. Riddle’s profile describes her as a
“professional developer of conservative instructional content.” She
lists qualifications including: “Extensive
book reviewer on Amazon.com, focusing on exposing subtle anti-Western
themes in popular children’s literature. Particular emphasis on
socialist, anti-modern, and anti-American motifs; also revisionist
history.” The profile claiming to be Angle describes her as a “Subject
Matter Expert,” as well as a Wellness Expert who is “an overwhelmed
woman’s secret weapon.” And we wonder why Texas schools rank near the bottom of this nation?
@Chrisinkingwood: Thanks for consistently bringing more information to the table. It is enlightening and useful.
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