[gitmo]

At that age I had a strong work ethic, but virtually no knowledge of US History or how the government is supposed to work. I’m 58 years old, but government education back then was pretty poor.

[ansel12]

At that age I had a strong work ethic, but virtually no knowledge of US History or how the government is supposed to work. I’m 58 years old, but government education back then was pretty poor.

I had the opposite experience and my Texan school district was superior, history was very important to us.

[RipSawyer]

I’m 58 years old, but government education back then was pretty poor.
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I will be 66 in less than two months and I received an extensive education on history and the workings of governments in public school in South Carolina. Did things change that much in eight years? My wife is your age and very intelligent but she doesn’t seem to have had as much emphasis on history and government in her school days. She is vastly more knowledgeable about those things than most recent college graduates though. Schools now seem to be mainly day care centers.