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3Hotdogs

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22. In fairness, when I was in H.S., the history book went up to WW2.

Reply to PCB66 (Reply #10)

Thu Oct 9, 2025, 07:58 PM

Oct 9

U.S. history was divided - U.S. 1 and U.S. 2. U.S. 1 went to the Civil War. There was time to present Chris and Isabella, Squanto, George and Tommy J. Hamilton wasn't in any of the books.

As time progressed, the books became filled with more pages. When I began teaching, the book stopped before the Viet Nam war. By that time, I had to decide what to focus on and what to skip. There wasn't time to cover it all.

It is not unreasonable that people today, would not know about the Alamo, Manifest Destiny, The I.W.W., The Populists of the 1890's and so forth.

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A student came up to me after class yesterday [View all] Coventina Oct 9 OP

And remember that the Alamo - a symbol of freedom - rurallib Oct 9 #1

I wonder if he heard about the Alhambra as a child yorkster Oct 9 #2

That's what I was wondering. mwmisses4289 Oct 9 #4

I'd say probably. There are actually a number of names of pkaces in Spain soldierant Oct 9 #17

Blame Wikipedia. Too much knowledge! usonian Oct 9 #3

I was in my small town Kansas college choir, we did a performance in Moscow, Kansas on a tour... wcmagumba Oct 9 #5

Ask a Missouri school kid to find the following places: lastlib Oct 9 #7

Everyone in the Boston area knows that Kansas City is in Saugus Mass. usonian Oct 9 #11

Don't forget Hayti (pronounced HAY-tie) RazorbackExpat Oct 9 #31

well in a sense it was in Spain dsc Oct 9 #6

Holy crap! One of the most disheartening displays of woeful ignorance I've ever heard of... 3catwoman3 Oct 9 #8

"If English was good enough for Jesus, It's good enough for me." 3Hotdogs Oct 9 #19

Sometime before I was 12. Ms. Toad Oct 9 #9

Not too long ago I ordered a book on the Alamo PCB66 Oct 9 #10

In fairness, when I was in H.S., the history book went up to WW2. 3Hotdogs Oct 9 #22

I think he meant the Alhambra Mblaze Oct 9 #12

I bet he doesn't know who John Wayne is either ToxMarz Oct 9 #13

I recall reading about the time Johnny Gacy and Jeff Dahlmer were having lunch together.Jeff asked John, 3Hotdogs Oct 9 #18

I watched the John Wayne movie many decades ago. mackdaddy Oct 9 #14

Cool trivia on the Alamo Brother Buzz Oct 9 #23

Learned about it through Davy Crockett on the TeeVee NBachers Oct 9 #15

King of the Wild Frontier! Coventina Oct 9 #16

That was a teaching moment - your student was curious FakeNoose Oct 9 #20

Was this student from Texas? TexasBushwhacker Oct 9 #21

History is woefully mistaught nowadays.... WarGamer Oct 9 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Oct 9 #32

I hope you gave him the most important information about the Alamo. Xavier Breath Oct 9 #25

That was a fun movie. Woodwizard Oct 9 #28

Indeed. Xavier Breath Oct 9 #30

Classic! H2O Man Oct 9 #33

I was eight when I learned about the Alamo Bavorskoami Oct 9 #26

I swear, our cartoons were more smartly written than children's programming as the years progressed. badhair77 Oct 9 #27

My Parents Took Me To The Alamo When I Was 10 ProfessorGAC Oct 9 #29