We should insist that First Gen Immigrants learn American History

[nadinbrzezinski]

Newt I will place my MA (and inmigration test) against your pure crazee.

IMMIGRANTS need to take a test you dweeb... one that MOST CITIZENS CANNOT PASS.

[sasha031]

1. here and here, they also need to learn English and civics

I am speaking of course of the elusive Independents and GOP

[ellenfl]

2. at least he added that american children should know our

history too. too many don't.

ellen fl

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Yeah but he is thinking of RW version of history

elite history that ignores others.

[ellenfl]

14. good point.

gingrich criticized himself with those remarks about teaching history to american kids since he teaches history . . . not well, apparently.

ellen fl

[HipChick]

4. can we make sure GOP wannabe President candidates

know their history too? Yeah..Palin..and Bachman..looking at you..

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. Oh com'on we all know Paul Revere

rode ringing bells!

:thumbsup:

[JitterbugPerfume]

12. and a shootin' his gun !!

[Enrique]

5. GOP candidates should learn American History n/t

[rurallib]

8. doubt they are capable

[orpupilofnature57]

6. Half the people on that stage botch historical facts on a regular basis.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

9. My friend, a new US citizen, can wipe most American's in the dirt with her knowledge of American....

History. Hell, when I was helping her study, there were things on the test I'd forgotten. :shrug:

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. I was in the middle of my graduate studies

when I took it, so it was kind of funny that way...

The examiner and I ended up taking of really not in the test US History... I ended up giving her a readying list...

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

11. Immigrants taught us how to organize unions in the 1920s.

[white_wolf]

13. I personally think we should change our entire history curriculum.

We need to break from the Great Man Theory and focus on populist history. Hell, I say we use "A People's History of the United States" as a basis for our new textbooks.