Posted on 04/19/2016 10:37:19 AM PDT by Kaslin
Can you answer the following questions?
Who fought in the Peloponnesian War?
Who taught Plato, and whom did Plato teach?
Who was Saul of Tarsus?
Why does the Magna Carta matter?
What are one or two of the arguments made in Federalist 10?
Hard questions, right? Maybe not. Maybe you learned some or all of the answers in school, or you knew them at one time, but have now forgotten the details. Or perhaps you are devoted to a few events that you have internalized and helped form you into the person you are today.
But knowing the answers in great detail may be less important than recognizing the importance of the questions.
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I could answer all of them except the one about the Federalist.
Actually the answers are a little more complex than it appears but I guess one could just say Athens and her allies vs Sparta and her allies. I could not name every single city state who fought.
Also I know that Plato was a student of Socrates and Aristotle was a student of Plato. Also they did not mention who was a student of Aristotle. Alexander the Great was Aristotle’s pupil and Alexander even sent back specimens of flora and fauna back to Aristotle during his conquests.
Also Xenophon was a student of Socrates but I bet a lot of teachers would mark that wrong if you said it on a test.
Still overall, I know what is meant.
But they know who Harvey Milk, Chaz Bono, and Caesar Chazez are/were...
There was a young woman on Watters World last night who didn’t know who Ronald Regan was.
When told Regan was a US president she said she was from Vermont where they didn’t teach about the Presidents.
See it here:
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4851356520001/watters-world-retro-edition/?#sp=show-clips
All of those are easy except the one about the Federalist papers. I doubt anyone but scholars knows the details of a randomly selected Federalist paper off the top of their head.
“Who taught Plato, and whom did Plato teach? “
Socrates, and little boys playing leapfrog. ;-)
“Actually the answers are a little more complex than it appears but I guess one could just say Athens and her allies vs Sparta and her allies. I could not name every single city state who fought.”
Just say the Peloponnesian League vs the Delian League, I don’t think anyone would expect more detail than that unless you’re doing a thesis on it :)
Who fought in the Peloponnesian War?
The Peloponnesians.
it’s white privilege to know such things. I am privileged to be white.
Ancient Greek history not so important. One lecture on that hitting high points would suffice. I’d settle for predominantly European and US History if nothing else.
Who fought in the Peloponnesian War?
The Peloponnesians.
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And some other guys, too.
The Peloponnesians.
I think you mean the Peloponnesian warriors.
Mark
I was just giving the answer a B.S. artist would give.
bkmk
I like Watters world and watch it every time I can.
You know he’s a stinking pimp that uses Free Republic as a free advertising tool?
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:jessewatters/index?tab=articles
Article referenced in the original Op-Ed can be found at:
http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2016/02/res-idiotica/
Get over it.
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