Jonathan Williams

Summary of attendance

Summary

  • November 15, 2017 at 9:39 PM
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In this seminar there was one presenter. She presented on the difference in views of history in different countries. She used American, Korean, Chinese, and Japanese textbooks in comparison to show how this worked. America had an undertone of patriotic nationalism while Japan's was dry and emotionless. She used the textbooks recounting of WWII in each textbook for comparison. The presenter revealed that history around the world is being told with many different perspectives. She argued that as teachers we needed to realize and incorporate different perspectives in our classrooms. Therefore, we could get closer to the truth.