History Alive! The Medieval World and Beyond

History Alive! The Medieval World and Beyond is a history textbook published by Teachers' Curriculum Institute (TCI) – an organization created by teachers – that is used primarily by 7th grade students. The textbook and supporting materials cover the Medieval era in Europe, and also examines other world cultures during the same time period.

Criticism

When a reviewer in the Textbook League asked an officer of TCI to tell him what the source or sources of the textbook was, the officer refused to reply.[1] A principal at Houston Elementary said that the book does comply with a California state standard that requires students to learn about diverse religions.[2] The book's allegedly false information was brought up to the Scottsdale, Arizona school district when a mother of one of the students noticed that Islam was the only religion with a timeline.[3] The book was removed from the Scottsdale school district's curriculum in 2005.[4]

References
  1. Bennetta, William J. (2005). "How a Public School in Scottsdale, Arizona, Subjected Students to Islamic Indoctrination". The Textbook League. Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
  2. Dyer, Amanda (2007-10-31). "Too Much Time on Teachings of Islam?". Assyrian International News Agency. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
  3. Susser, Deborah Sussman (2005-11-04). "Curriculum conundrum: 'Inaccurate' materials used to teach Scottsdale students". Jewish News of Greater Phoenix. Archived from the original on 2012-06-09. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
  4. Stilwell, Cinnamon (2008-06-11). "Islam in America's public schools: Education or indoctrination?". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
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