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== Bias in American History ==

== Bias in American History ==

Every student in the [[United States]] is supposed to take several courses in [[American History]].  As a result, how this subject is taught has a big influence on what Americans believe, and how they vote when they are older.  Someone who is taught and believes that [[Bill Clinton]] or [[Jimmy Carter]] are great [[American]] heroes is more likely to vote [[Democratic]] than someone who learns that [[Ronald Reagan]] had a bigger and better impact than both of them combined.  Going backwards in time, how the textbooks and teachers praise or criticize [[George Washington]] and [[Christopher Columbus]] can shape many students' minds both about America and about Christianity.

Every student in the [[United States]] is supposed to take several courses in [[American History]].  As a result, how this subject is taught has a big influence on what Americans believe, and how they vote when they are older.  Someone who is taught and believes that [[Bill Clinton]] or [[Jimmy Carter]] are great [[American]] heroes are more likely to vote [[Democratic]] than someone who learns that [[Ronald Reagan]] had a bigger and better impact than both of them combined.  Going backwards in time, how the textbooks and teachers praise or criticize [[George Washington]] and [[Christopher Columbus]] can shape many students' minds both about America and about Christianity.

Bias is worth recognizing, and it can even be fun spotting the half-truths and misleading claims that are put in textbooks and exams to try to take students away from Christian truths and American patriotism.  Our Honors track in this course will enable students to address bias they see in textbooks, Wikipedia, and other sources concerning American history.

Bias is worth recognizing, and it can even be fun spotting the half-truths and misleading claims that are put in textbooks and exams to try to take students away from Christian truths and American patriotism.  Our Honors track in this course will enable students to address bias they see in textbooks, Wikipedia, and other sources concerning American history.