You living in the same country as I am? Open talk of slavery seems to be very much alive and well. And the comment on schools is wrong. Yes, most would use the word 'skim' but not because of some PC World or whatever. It's more about time and covering other areas. Guess what...there are those that think a good bit of time should be spent on the Revolution Era and not just the CW. If you want to know what your local district is teaching about the CW I would invite you to look at your state's standards or request to view the local curriculum.I think it has, the schools today just skim over the war for the P.C. World we have today shuns the open talk of slavery. The other factor lies in so many that have grew up in the last twenty years or so have way more things that fill their time than sitting down and reading a book.
Today's younger generation has found other interest than history overall, be it, Civil War, both World Wars, Korea and Vietnam.
In grade school, perhaps. A good look at American History doesn't begin really until middle school, at least here anyway.Neither one of my kids had much education on the Civil War in their grade school years. Good thing for them their father has resolved that problem for them. Come to think of it, none of the colleges they went to had a class about the Civil War either. I did, but it would have been hard for Illinois State to not have a class in it, as the 33rd Illinois started on that campus.
In this case I applaud Nebraska education system. Yes, there are a lot more subject matter to cover today as opposed to 100 years ago. Regarding time management, the school day today is much shorter then when I grew up. A full eight hours of subject matter without study halls. What is the hours of a average school day today?You living in the same country as I am? Open talk of slavery seems to be very much alive and well. And the comment on schools is wrong. Yes, most would use the word 'skim' but not because of some PC World or whatever. It's more about time and covering other areas. Guess what...there are those that think a good bit of time should be spent on the Revolution Era and not just the CW. If you want to know what your local district is teaching about the CW I would invite you to look at your state's standards or request to view the local curriculum.
In grade school, perhaps. A good look at American History doesn't begin really until middle school, at least here anyway.
I don't know what would constitute an average across the country. Nebraska is required to have 185 days of classes in a school year. My district has 8-periods that are 50-minutes in length. Whether or not the students have a study hall is determined by their class schedule (if they are in band or not, etc.). We start at 8:10 and end at 3:25. But you go down the road to the next town and the day will be a tad different. Other states would be different yet.In this case I applaud Nebraska education system. Yes, there are a lot more subject matter to cover today as opposed to 100 years ago. Regarding time management, the school day today is much shorter then when I grew up. A full eight hours of subject matter without study halls. What is the hours of a average school day today?
Thank you. I think a item that we both seem to be overlooking is not in education. That item, IMHO is a lack of strong Patriotism for America. I don't mean this for all people today.I don't know what would constitute an average across the country. Nebraska is required to have 185 days of classes in a school year. My district has 8-periods that are 50-minutes in length. Whether or not the students have a study hall is determined by their class schedule (if they are in band or not, etc.). We start at 8:10 and end at 3:25. But you go down the road to the next town and the day will be a tad different. Other states would be different yet.
Not quite following but that's okay.I still hold to the thought that the only way slavery is brought up today is for today's news, not 150 years ago. I read almost on a daily bases where someone thinks this or that is just like the days of old being held as slaves. The P.C. World has gone astray from does this really offend me to everything offends me.
Muti million dollar sport figures spout off everyday that they are treated like slaves, but they make millions and millions of dollars being one and they accepted their status for which they claim they are slaves.
Slavery is used as flippant as any word around. Any and all slaves would trade their slavery of 150+ years ago to the one claiming their slaves today.
Depends on one's outlook. I don't 'teach' patriotism. I don't care how one slices it, that's indoctrination to do so. It is much better for people to develop patriotism from a grassroots, personal level where that feeling will remain with the individual and not some rhetoric. Same reason I'm not big on the Pledge of Allegiance. The kids stand every day and recite it every day. They do it by rote. And it becomes automatic and there is no meaning to it.Thank you. I think a item that we both seem to be overlooking is not in education. That item, IMHO is a lack of strong Patriotism for America. I don't mean this for all people today.
Isn't the question better understood as "Do you believe that interest in the Civil War has declined (in what period of time)?"Has Interest in the Civil War Declined?