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In reply to the discussion: The average Americans knowledge of US history is pretty slanted [View all]a la izquierda
(11,795 posts)9. I'm a history professor at a major state university.
Many, many students know nothing at all about any history. And their interest in it extends to the Civil War and WWII. If they know anything about my field-Latin America- its mostly ignorant tripe put forth as history on the History channel.
Yes Im generalizing, but students are not taught the fundamentals of history and why they should be remotely curious about it.
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captain queeg
Apr 2019
OP
The Untold History of the United States by Oliver Stone should be required for all
beachbum bob
Apr 2019
#1
Why? His account is just as inaccurate, and slanted, as some of the official versions...
Drunken Irishman
Apr 2019
#6
So "everyone should be required" to watch a (at least partly) bullshit "documentary?"
Archae
Apr 2019
#23
The Republicans' desire for a huge military and a tiny government runs entirely counter
Aristus
Apr 2019
#3
I like your idea that all students should be required to pass a citizenship test
geardaddy
Apr 2019
#8
I read recently about the distribution of political discourse in this country
captain queeg
Apr 2019
#17
You think? History in this country has always been taught to instill a narrative of progress and
Nitram
Apr 2019
#32
I also got 20/20. To be honest I was surprised but these were pretty easy.
captain queeg
Apr 2019
#39