I was taught American Civics in Junior High, 7th Grade. They were serious about it. American History taught at the same time, which made sense. The next year it was World History. They leave so much out of these text books, though. They are scrubbed clean. They are not truth
I wouldn't call myself ignorant, kek! But as a junior high student, I could discern between the teachers who cared about their subjects and those who didn't. I had very few who were trying to actually teach us. Most were just wanting to get through the day and get their pay. I was fortunate to have a few who taught outside the book and made things interesting. You might call them conspiracy theorists today.
A lot of students from the 90’s onward were taught American history by Howard Zinn - a literal communist, who completely made up a significant portion of his book. They used tax money to bribe schools to stock the book.
The one positive of it is that the “What the hell? Did anything happen like I was told?” response the book can trigger can result in a desire to think critically, weigh evidence, and look for sources and justifications of claims, even when dealing with a supposedly “fundamental” source of information.
I was taught American Civics in Junior High, 7th Grade. They were serious about it. American History taught at the same time, which made sense. The next year it was World History. They leave so much out of these text books, though. They are scrubbed clean. They are not truth
By design. Easier to control ignorant people.
I wouldn't call myself ignorant, kek! But as a junior high student, I could discern between the teachers who cared about their subjects and those who didn't. I had very few who were trying to actually teach us. Most were just wanting to get through the day and get their pay. I was fortunate to have a few who taught outside the book and made things interesting. You might call them conspiracy theorists today.
A lot of students from the 90’s onward were taught American history by Howard Zinn - a literal communist, who completely made up a significant portion of his book. They used tax money to bribe schools to stock the book.
The one positive of it is that the “What the hell? Did anything happen like I was told?” response the book can trigger can result in a desire to think critically, weigh evidence, and look for sources and justifications of claims, even when dealing with a supposedly “fundamental” source of information.