EVALUATING BOOKS WHAT WOULD MR. JEFFERSON THINK ABOUT THIS? - BOOK 6

by Richard J. Maybury

This book is for educators, parents, librarians and anyone else responsible for making reading selections for children - including students themselves. Mr. Maybury uses "indicators" and "misleading terms" to help individuals identify the philosophical slant of most writers of law, history, economics and literature. (100 pages) ISBN-10: 0-942617-53-3

Table of Contents:

Negative Indicators
Issue #1. The Great Depression
Issue #2. Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal
Issue #3. Progressive Taxes
Issue #4. Robber Baron Capitalists
Issue #5. Governments Aren't Greedy
Issue #6. Child Labor Laws
Issue #7. Farmers Had Happier Lives
Issue #8. Poverty and Crime
Issue #9. Wage-and-Price Spiral
Issue #10. Needs of Society
Issue #11. Isolationism
Issue #12. Unions Saved Workers
Issue #13. Social Security is Beneficial
Issue#14. War
Issue #15. Sacrifice
Issue #16. The Founders Motives Were Corrupt

Misleading Terms

Positive Indicators
Indicator #1. Quality of Life
Indicator #2. Individualism
Indicator #3. Accomplishment Deserves Reward
Indicator #4. Higher Law Exists
Indicator #5. Heroes Use Brain Not Brawn
Indicator #6. Evidence vs. Opinion
Indicator #7. Objective Truth
Indicator #8. Tanstaafl
Indicator #9. Overcome Problems & Move Forward