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This covers two textbooks- same name, same authors, one for california and one for texas. Some significant differences occur: California's version indicates the

This covers two textbooks- same name, same authors, one for california and one for texas. Some significant differences occur: California's version indicates the second amendment opens some regulation, Texas' does not. California mentions that white flight happened and was racially motivated, Texas said that people merely wishes to escape 'crime and congestion' of city life. Where California includes an excerpt from Dominican-American novel, Texas includes the words of a Border Patrol officer. How can we hope to resolve the greater difference in our partisian society while also teaching different versions of the same history to our kids?

crmrc114 7y ago
Which one do you pick? I have a belief that our nation is so large and its people so vast in difference of opinion we are technically different social nations. I would not be able or want to live in a place like California- their laws are incompatible with my way of life. From my firearms collection to my automotive hobbies. Things that make me happy are illegal in California. And that is OK! See I am happy to visit the nation of California- and will will act in their way when I am in their land. When they come to Texas they can choose to hang out with us and enjoy our local customs and culture. What unites us is our common bond in the fact that we are all Americans. I may not want to live in California, those are still my fellow countrymen and I hope that they will find continued success in their ventures despite of difference in ways of life. Why does one view have to be wrong? Different strokes? My artsy pals moved to Portland to hang with their kind in an art community. My Alone in the woods friends who wanted to be more alone moved to remote Idaho. Why does anyone have to be wrong, in the end they are all just seeking happiness and moving to where people around them share their values, culture and belief systems. America is a divided nation, unified by an ideology of individual liberty and personal autonomy. I find it no surprise, nor do I see it as a problem that our textbooks reflect this fact.
- ng12 7y ago
  I wonder if someone could design a country such that each "social nation" could operate largely independently and only be tied together by a tiny, weak federal government. A "united states", perhaps.
  - JohnClark1337 7y ago
    That would be a "confederacy", and that has very negative connotations in the United States.
- jkmcf 7y ago
  You choose both. You don't present one as truth. People need to learn the beauty of grey.

crmrc114 7y ago

Which one do you pick? I have a belief that our nation is so large and its people so vast in difference of opinion we are technically different social nations. I would not be able or want to live in a place like California- their laws are incompatible with my way of life. From my firearms collection to my automotive hobbies. Things that make me happy are illegal in California. And that is OK! See I am happy to visit the nation of California- and will will act in their way when I am in their land. When they come to Texas they can choose to hang out with us and enjoy our local customs and culture. What unites us is our common bond in the fact that we are all Americans. I may not want to live in California, those are still my fellow countrymen and I hope that they will find continued success in their ventures despite of difference in ways of life. Why does one view have to be wrong? Different strokes? My artsy pals moved to Portland to hang with their kind in an art community. My Alone in the woods friends who wanted to be more alone moved to remote Idaho. Why does anyone have to be wrong, in the end they are all just seeking happiness and moving to where people around them share their values, culture and belief systems. America is a divided nation, unified by an ideology of individual liberty and personal autonomy. I find it no surprise, nor do I see it as a problem that our textbooks reflect this fact.

ng12 7y ago
I wonder if someone could design a country such that each "social nation" could operate largely independently and only be tied together by a tiny, weak federal government. A "united states", perhaps.
- JohnClark1337 7y ago
  That would be a "confederacy", and that has very negative connotations in the United States.
jkmcf 7y ago
You choose both. You don't present one as truth. People need to learn the beauty of grey.