Adam Sambrani
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Apologies for the zillion 'yours' in the last posting. The site would not let me edit my posts once it is online. It is a ridiculous typo and has no literal, figurative, metaphorical or allegorical significance whatsoever.
I appreciate your stance that kids need to take pride in their history and culture and misinformation needs to be corrected. I have no problem with that premise, and I am happy someone is working on that department. I also acknowledge the opinion that 12 year old should not be needlessly plastered with excessive negative imageries of any culture for that matter.
Since I reckon you are neither a trained cultural scholar nor a recognized historian, I find it hard to be convinced by your arguments and exhortations alone. Calling names at those from the academic camp, who oppose text book changes doesn’t really help embellish your credibility either.
‘Pride Rhetoric’ could use a little bit of documentation. For those of us who don't collect California history text books on our spare time, it could help if you have in your website, an inventory of scanned images, and descriptive texts on India and Indian culture from the entire set of California text books and let the viewer decide for him/herself. If your your your your your your claims are solid you'll only have a lot more support for what you are doing.
You certainly haven’t won me over with your unsubstantiated arguments, however zealous it might be. If you really believe in what you are doing you have to win some people from the opposite camp (and certainly people like me who aren’t card-carrying member of any camps), your patronizing broadcast certainly aren’t helping. Interviewing kids who unanimously agree that American History Texts are biased towards the West and Roman Civilization (duh ?!!) doesn’t cut it.
Maybe, if you can help facilitate those who have no direct access to textbooks, view the mis/representations for themselves side by side with the suggested changes, one can start taking you more seriously.
Good Luck
Adam
Since I reckon you are neither a trained cultural scholar nor a recognized historian, I find it hard to be convinced by your arguments and exhortations alone. Calling names at those from the academic camp, who oppose text book changes doesn’t really help embellish your credibility either.
‘Pride Rhetoric’ could use a little bit of documentation. For those of us who don't collect California history text books on our spare time, it could help if you have in your website, an inventory of scanned images, and descriptive texts on India and Indian culture from the entire set of California text books and let the viewer decide for him/herself. If your your your your your your claims are solid you'll only have a lot more support for what you are doing.
You certainly haven’t won me over with your unsubstantiated arguments, however zealous it might be. If you really believe in what you are doing you have to win some people from the opposite camp (and certainly people like me who aren’t card-carrying member of any camps), your patronizing broadcast certainly aren’t helping. Interviewing kids who unanimously agree that American History Texts are biased towards the West and Roman Civilization (duh ?!!) doesn’t cut it.
Maybe, if you can help facilitate those who have no direct access to textbooks, view the mis/representations for themselves side by side with the suggested changes, one can start taking you more seriously.
Good Luck
Adam
Hope it doesnt become "Preparing Offsprings with Opinionated Fallacies"..
Good Luck
Adam
Good Luck
Adam