“Today many American classrooms have reduced teaching history to nothing more than the memorization of dates and characters, which are soon forgotten. In addition to this, revisionists have focused on our national sins and twisted or eliminated our glory. Both have done a huge disservice to our children and our country.”
That is true, except for the first sentence. Students today are not required to memorize ANYTHING, haven’t been for at least 25 years. Especially, anything having to do with history. Modern educational theory promotes “higher thinking” skills, as opposed to mere learning knowledge. Now, most of us think we must have knowledge to think with, but not the educrats. Also, according to educational theoreticians, students are best served by allowing them to teach each other. I bet anything that some reading this will think I am exaggerating. I’m not.
I have taught that history is the display of God's plans progressively revealed on creation's stage.