A review by tangiblereads
Lies My Teacher Told Me: A Graphic Adaptation by James W. Loewen, Nate Powell

challenging informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

Lies My Teach Told Me is what I needed when I didn't know I needed it.  I'm glad to do the work to learn for myself.  Teaching of history should definitely be overhauled.  This book would make a great supplement to American school teaching (if only administrators/politicians would care for you to know it).  I'd advocate for something like this to be added to maybe mandatory optional summer reading lists.  Many parents need to read this too.  Knowledge is power; however, many people in the majority don't want the minority to have that power, but that is a whole other lesson.  Hence, what this book talks about.   

I love it covered a huge variety of topics from colonialism, racism, class structure, sexism, teaching style, who writes text books, politics, private corporations influence on politics and foreign affairs, and the environment.  I took more notes reading this book than any other book I have read.  I'd suggest people buy this book physically and annotate in it.  I will say this book has a strong point of view which leads toward biasness.  It also leaves out certain details to show the complete story, which I wouldn't mind knowing.  Like how did Republications who were first on the side of minorities, then flip to be against them.  Overall, great book that sparks a conversation.  I'm glad to have read it. #netgalley