thc6795 Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 Come on guys, history is what they tell us it is. Kids today don't know about slavery, the civil war, WWI or WWII, Korea, Viet Nam. Civil rights. None of this is taught anymore. History is what the government tells the schools to teach. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSFBfan Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 4 minutes ago, thc6795 said: Come on guys, history is what they tell us it is. Kids today don't know about slavery, the civil war, WWI or WWII, Korea, Viet Nam. Civil rights. None of this is taught anymore. History is what the government tells the schools to teach. its about teaching to the state testing and such. nothing more nothing less Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AztecPadre Posted August 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 19 minutes ago, HSFBfan said: im 30. That explains it. Looks like they started teaching it after I graduated high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSFBfan Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 Just now, AztecPadre said: That explains it. Looks like they started teaching it after I graduated high school. i guess it takes so many years after something has happened to make it to the history books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorCalRuss Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 30 minutes ago, AztecPadre said: That explains it. Looks like they started teaching it after I graduated high school. I graduated in 92 in Cali and we were taught this. Maybe it was your schools choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AztecPadre Posted August 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 2 minutes ago, NorCalRuss said: I graduated in 92 in Cali and we were taught this. Maybe it was your schools choice. Maybe I skipped class that day. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legendsofthefall Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 1 minute ago, AztecPadre said: Maybe I skipped class that day. lol One of many days I presume lol I graduated in 95 and barely learned about the Japanese internment camps in California as well. It was a footnote in class one day, I think lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxchoboian Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 1 hour ago, thc6795 said: 39 minutes ago, legendsofthefall said: One of many days I presume lol I graduated in 95 and barely learned about the Japanese internment camps in California as well. It was a footnote in class one day, I think lol Had 'em out here in Colorado too. Way out East by the Kansas border. It was a 'relocation center'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxchoboian Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 1 hour ago, thc6795 said: Kids today don't know about slavery, the civil war, WWI or WWII, Korea, Viet Nam. Civil rights. None of this is taught anymore. Not an accurate statement at all. My kids, my nieces and nephews, all their friends, my friend's kids...they all were taught these topics. And those who paid attention absolutely know about these (maybe not as in depth regarding the Korean War, but all of the others for sure). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thc6795 Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 4 minutes ago, maxchoboian said: Not an accurate statement at all. My kids, my nieces and nephews, all their friends, my friend's kids...they all were taught these topics. And those who paid attention absolutely know about these (maybe not as in depth regarding the Korean War, but all of the others for sure). how old are your kids? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxchoboian Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 4 minutes ago, thc6795 said: how old are your kids? Less than 10 years removed from high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thc6795 Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 1 minute ago, maxchoboian said: Less than 10 years removed from high school. a lot has changed in 10 yrs. Go open a 7th grade history book in Texas look up civil war. You may be surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxchoboian Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 6 minutes ago, Sportsnut said: Depends on where you go to school. Simple as that. What schools have you found to not touch on slavery or the Civil War or WWI or WWII? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxchoboian Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 9 minutes ago, thc6795 said: a lot has changed in 10 yrs. Go open a 7th grade history book in Texas look up civil war. You may be surprised. I don't believe the Civil War is not taught in Texas. Just like choosing a school district for our children, based on reputation, results, etc., if certain basic topics aren't covered, I would make sure they were enrolled elsewhere. If that means moving, I'd move. A significant factor in where we looked for housing had to do with the schools. And if you feel an entire state is purposely withholding historic topics that are included everywhere else in the country, well, that's a disservice to your kid's to hang around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thc6795 Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 My son is in college now so he was taught, although he went to grade school in UT. But today in Texas kids are taught that the civil war happened because of Sectionalism, State rights and then Slavery. In that order. So I stand corrected kids are taught the information. The information provided them is incorrect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cossacks Posted August 9, 2017 Report Share Posted August 9, 2017 4 hours ago, thc6795 said: a lot has changed in 10 yrs. Go open a 7th grade history book in Texas look up civil war. You may be surprised. Does it now showing us losing to Great Britain in that war? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawgGoneIt Posted August 9, 2017 Report Share Posted August 9, 2017 6 hours ago, thc6795 said: Come on guys, history is what they tell us it is. Kids today don't know about slavery, the civil war, WWI or WWII, Korea, Viet Nam. Civil rights. None of this is taught anymore. History is what the government tells the schools to teach. But every home is a schoolhouse as well... What does yours teach? NM... Don't answer that. I change my mind. Don't wanna know. Anyway, the schoolbooks are only so large, and the school year is only so long. There is little choice but to condense history, and emphasize what is deemed most important. A lot of this is based upon the teacher as well. Can't really blame that wholly on the government. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJR89 Posted August 9, 2017 Report Share Posted August 9, 2017 On 8/7/2017 at 6:57 PM, AztecPadre said: For me no doubt was the japanese concentration camps during world war 2. I never heard about these during any of my american history classes in school. It wasn't until the late 90's when our local Monterey Herald did a story on the locals that were interred. Along with what happened in Detroit too. Any others? wow...what kinda shit ass school did you go to....we learned about this as well the holocaust in catholic grade school....scary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJR89 Posted August 9, 2017 Report Share Posted August 9, 2017 read a people's history of the united states....I was a history major in college...gives a different perspective on our history as it looks from the bottom up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted August 9, 2017 Report Share Posted August 9, 2017 On 8/8/2017 at 7:16 AM, Drummer61 said: AngelinaJolie made a movie about this not to long ago...The soldier who helped her with it and survived the camp mentioned recently died...He also said that the camp commander in the the move was NOT nearly as brutal as the real one..No,history is no longer taught with honesty in the govt school system...Kid todayknow very little and can be easily manipulated....and they are....IE.....who was the only lady hung by the US govt and why ??? Don't look it up.....see if any of you know the answer,don't cheat as I say nobody knows.. Ask a kid who killed Abe Lincoln or who was Boston Corbett... With respect, I would not consider Angelina Jolie as the most objective movie maker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AztecPadre Posted August 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2017 4 hours ago, SJR89 said: wow...what kinda shit ass school did you go to....we learned about this as well the holocaust in catholic grade school....scary Went to a tiny impoverished school deep in the hills of Cali. We didn't know no better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legendsofthefall Posted August 9, 2017 Report Share Posted August 9, 2017 1 minute ago, AztecPadre said: Went to a tiny impoverished school deep in the hills of West Virginia. We didn't know no better. FIFY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AztecPadre Posted August 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2017 3 minutes ago, legendsofthefall said: FIFY. Haha nope did not marry my sister or my mom or any of my cousins. And I'm the wrong shade of brown to be allowed there. Think deliverance. Or was that based in GA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legendsofthefall Posted August 9, 2017 Report Share Posted August 9, 2017 4 minutes ago, AztecPadre said: Haha nope did not marry my sister or my mom or any of my cousins. And I'm the wrong shade of brown to be allowed there. Think deliverance. Or was that based in GA? Ha I hear ya. No you're right, deliverance is WV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AztecPadre Posted August 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2017 1 minute ago, legendsofthefall said: Ha I hear ya. No you're right, deliverance is WV. Same difference. It's all banjos spitoons and shine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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