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Title: Across the Centuries level 7 by McDougal, Littell ISBN: 0395527309 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin School Pub. Date: 1991 Format: Hardcover List Price(USD): $69.96 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.57
Rating: 1
Summary: From a former student
Comment: I was 12 years old in 1993 when I took 7th grade Social Studies. The text was this book, Across the Centuries. At this age, I was certainly no zealot for my religion (Christian), but something about this book made me uncomfortable. I felt that my classmates were getting a poor view of Christianity. I was ashamed of my religion because the text portrayed it as violent and oppressive. I don't recall if any other religions were cast in a better light - but I do know that I learned massive amounts of history and beliefs of Islam, which I felt helped me better understand my close friend who was Muslim. But I didn't feel that the book did the same for my religion. If anything, I had to explain to my friend that Christianity wasn't as bad as the book made it seem.
Now, the book doesn't tell people to become Muslim - though it does tell you how to do it if you want to (all it takes is confessing that you beleive Allah is the only god and Muhammad is his prophet). But then, it doesn't tell people how to become Christian (or Hindu or Jewish) if they want to.
Since hearing all the controversy about this book, I have felt I should share how I felt about it as a student who was actually taught from the book - not just someone who read it or browsed through it. I think it portrays a lopsided view of religion - giving some lots of positive coverage and others negative coverage or none at all. If you really want your children to learn about all cultures or religions equally, this is not the book to use - or at least not the ONLY book to use.
Rating: 1
Summary: Pro-Islamic / Anti-Christian slant in this Book
Comment: When I heard from someone about this book and how it's pro-Islam and taught in public shcools, I thought maybe that this person is a little exagerating because I didn't think the school board would allow that. After reading just a few pages, I was taken back, but I wanted to make sure and I read all of the chapters dealing with Islam and Christianity. I found that not only did the book portray Islam in a positive way, it portrayed it as almost the "best" religion.
Not stopping there, the book slammed Christianity anyway it could when it talked about it a few chapters later. All I saw about Christianity is, "Crusades", "inqusitions", etc.
Rating: 5
Summary: Blown way out of proportion
Comment: A huge deal has been made about this book supposedly teaching Islam in public schools. Curious, I bought a copy of the book myself, and it does no such thing. I think people are upset because it doesn't say Islam is evil, or it doesn't say that it was spread by the sword. Islam has been misrepresented in public school textbooks for many, many years, so it's about time Islam was given a fair historical representation, especially in times like these where religious understanding is needed most. All thoughout the 2 chapters on Islam, the text is peppered with "Muslims believe" or "followers of Islam believe," making it crystal clear that the text is not endorsing any particular religious faith, it's just teaching about them. The Islamic and European empires influenced each other in many positive ways throughout history, and it's about time kids learned about it. Maybe someday nations of the world will stop thinking of each other as "Evil Empires" or "Great Satans," and see one another as they are--fellow human beings.
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Title: Houghton Mifflin Social Studies: A Message of Ancient Days Level 6 ISBN: 0395527295 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin School Pub. Date: June, 1991 List Price(USD): $69.96 |
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Title: Holt Science and Technology: Life Science ISBN: 0030519497 Publisher: Holt Rinehart & Winston Pub. Date: July, 2000 List Price(USD): $76.90 |
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Title: Houghton Mifflin Social Studies: A More Perfect Union Level 8 ISBN: 0395527317 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin School Pub. Date: June, 1991 List Price(USD): $79.04 |
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Title: Mathematics: Concepts and Skills Course 2 by Larson, Boswell, Kanold ISBN: 0618050485 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin School Pub. Date: May, 2000 List Price(USD): $64.36 |
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Title: The Lantern Bearers by Rosemary Sutcliff ISBN: 0374443025 Publisher: Sunburst Pub. Date: April, 1994 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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