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To: Bigg Red
***I was brought up to act like a lady, so I would not be mouthing off to policemen to begin with***

I really suspect that these young people are either brainwashed or poorly educated. In my youth I think everyone just understood that you don’t resist a law enforcement officer in discharge of their duties.

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when was the last year that Civics & American history were taught in US Public schools?

any teachers out there that could pin this down?


2,547 posted on 01/11/2026 7:32:10 AM PST by thinden (Buckle Up!)
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To: thinden

when was the last year that Civics & American history were taught in US Public schools?

any teachers out there that could pin this down?

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My final year of teaching was 2019-2020. During those last 15 years of my career, I can vouch that the social studies teachers at those two schools actually taught Civics and American History. One Soc.St. assignment in particular that I recall was students were required to memorize, recite, and write The Preamble to the Constitution.

Heck, I even incorporated some of their material into my lessons - that’s why the students would say, “but you’re supposed to be teaching math; why do you tell us stuff about English, Social Studies, Science, etc. (I even made a powerpoint about why we recite The Pledge of Allegiance and the meaning behind each part. I shared that presentation with all the teachers at our school and presented it to my homeroom students at the beginning of each year.)


2,557 posted on 01/11/2026 8:16:31 AM PST by lyby ("Mathematics is the language with which God has written the universe." ~ Galileo Galilei)
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To: thinden
when was the last year that Civics & American history were taught in US Public schools?

In my childhood school system, the last attempt to teach non-PC American history and/or civics was when the last Korean War veteran who taught any of the sections retired. This would have made it in 1993 or 1994.

2,560 posted on 01/11/2026 8:27:12 AM PST by niteowl77
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To: thinden

Had that class in mid-70’s high school but this was in Texas.


2,561 posted on 01/11/2026 8:41:11 AM PST by LastDayz (A Blunt and Brazen Texan. I Will Not Be Assimilated.)
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To: thinden

Good question.

But it’s not just the schools. Parents have not done a good job in many cases.


2,581 posted on 01/11/2026 10:40:21 AM PST by Bigg Red ( Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.)
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To: thinden
***when was the last year that Civics & American history were taught in US Public schools?***

That education official in Minnesota this week said they emphasize 'social justice' in their education. Good grief! Minnesota children may never be exposed to American history or the Constitution. Yikes❗ They are raised to believe the country they were born in is totally flawed.

And everyone on this thread knows: we have allowed this to happen... 🤷 for whatever reason.

2,667 posted on 01/11/2026 6:05:44 PM PST by Bob Ireland (The Democrap Party is the enemy of freedom.They use all the seductions and deceits of the Bolshevics)
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