In a recent poll of High School Seniors:
72% Didn’t know we fought Hitler during World War II.
87% Didn’t know we entered WWII because of the attacks on Pearl Harbor.
60% Didn’t know which countries we fought in WWII
13% Thought General Dwight Eisenhower was a general from the Civil War
American kids are not being taught our nation’s history. According to ‘The Nation’s Report Card,’ America’s high schoolers’ proficiency in U.S. History and Civics is at its lowest level in nearly 30 years. They know little of the immense courage our troops displayed fighting for their freedoms in the Second World War, and they know little of the heroes who gave their life in service to our country.
It’s sad to see what our education system has become.