Daniel Czitrom co - authored an American history textbook banned in Texas eight years ago . Reviews : Is still putting hard - right conservative stamp on what students learn . Writes : If we want to equip our students with analytical skills , the tools that allow them to become critical thinkers and better citizens , then we need to expose them to a greater variety of often conflicting sources : primary documents , biographies , monographs , films and so on . History according to me ignores blacks , women , Latinos , immigrants , pop culture . It cheats students , turning history into pseudo - patriotic cheerleading , he writes .
Daniel Czitrom co - authored an American history textbook banned in Texas eight years ago . Reviews : Is still putting hard - right conservative stamp on what students learn . Writes : History according to me ignores blacks , women , Latinos , immigrants , pop culture . It cheats students , turning history into pseudo - patriotic cheerleading , he writes .