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Old 08-06-2015, 07:21 PM
 
Location: Port Charlotte
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That book was pulled because it was 'racist'. Yes, it had a lot of stereotypes in it but didn't pull a lot of punches either.
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Old 08-06-2015, 08:52 PM
 
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I was too young to know what racism was. At any rate, I credit that small book for knowing anything about my state's history. I would surely like to look back through one again.
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Old 08-06-2015, 11:32 PM
 
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My 7th grade Texas History book was anything but small. (1982/83?) It was probably twice as thick as any regular sized text book. (How appropriate, given the subject.) I have always loved history, but my Texas history teacher was extremely boring. She would write her lectures word for word on her overhead projector.
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Old 08-06-2015, 11:33 PM
 
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Welcome home! Hope your daughter really comes to love her heritage here

Oh and yes, my son just took Texas History last year in 7th grade. Not sure when it's taught in HS.
Thank you Bobcat. It feels good to be home! Been gone 27 years, and I've wanted to come back for the last 13 years. So it was a long time coming.
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Old 08-07-2015, 07:38 AM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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My 7th grade Texas History book was anything but small. (1982/83?) It was probably twice as thick as any regular sized text book. (How appropriate, given the subject.) I have always loved history, but my Texas history teacher was extremely boring. She would write her lectures word for word on her overhead projector.
Out of curiosity, what school district did you attend 7th grade?

I remember mine was Ms. Geringer (not sure how it was/is spelled) and she had previously been an 'Aquamaid' at Aquarena Springs. She definitely made the class interesting to a 7th grade boy....

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Old 08-07-2015, 08:58 AM
 
Location: Texas
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My 7th grade Texas History book was anything but small. (1982/83?) It was probably twice as thick as any regular sized text book. (How appropriate, given the subject.) I have always loved history, but my Texas history teacher was extremely boring. She would write her lectures word for word on her overhead projector.
That big, brown Texas History book was the 2nd largest textbook I ever had in my entire academic career, including graduate school. It once fell out of my locker and hit the kid whose locker was below mine on the head. He's lucky it didn't kill him.
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Old 08-07-2015, 09:33 AM
 
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Out of curiosity, what school district did you attend 7th grade?

I remember mine was Ms. Geringer (not sure how it was/is spelled) and she had previously been an 'Aquamaid' at Aquarena Springs. She definitely made the class interesting to a 7th grade boy....
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That big, brown Texas History book was the 2nd largest textbook I ever had in my entire academic career, including graduate school. It once fell out of my locker and hit the kid whose locker was below mine on the head. He's lucky it didn't kill him.
I went to school in Nederland ISD (Southeast Texas).

I dropped that book on my toe once, and it felt like I had broken it!
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Old 08-07-2015, 09:39 AM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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I lived in Nederland one summer, way back in the day, probably about the time you were a Jr. or Sr. in HS . Was working at the Gulf/Chevron refinery.
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Old 08-07-2015, 10:44 AM
 
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I lived in Nederland one summer, way back in the day, probably about the time you were a Jr. or Sr. in HS . Was working at the Gulf/Chevron refinery.
My dad was a machinist at Unocal. He was relocated to the plant in California when the Beaumont plant closed in '88. So that's a little bit of my "Texas history."
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