Posted on 08/02/2006 8:40:07 PM PDT by SandRat
What a shocker...real U.S. history?? An actual teaching requirement for our country's founding principles and events?? How UNLIBERAL, why academia will not tolerate this!!!
What a shocker...real U.S. history?? An actual teaching requirement for our country's founding principles and events?? How UNLIBERAL, why academia will not tolerate this!!!
bttt!
And no liberal crap from etext.org!
Good idea.When i went to college(way back when???)American and Georgia history were required.
You'd think they'd be teaching it in high school for crying out loud. I suppose in light of how illiterate kids are comiing out of school in math and English, it's no surprise they don't know their American History, too.
Be careful what we ask for - we may get it.
If left to their own curriculum, what the colleges would teach is the Ward Churchill version of U.S. history.
So what's worse - complete ignoramuses like those on Leno's Jay-Walk, or kids indoctrinated with history written by anti-Americans?
It should be a required two semesters of American History, during freshman or sophomore year.
Biology is required, as is Chemistry. Two semesters of World Civilization are required too.
Of course, my solution would be to extend high school by an additional year, and compress the four year high school curriculum into the first three years. The last two years of high school would be the equivalent of an associates degree in the arts, encompassing studies in History, basic science, Civics, Personal Finance, Art History, English/American Literature, Economics, and one practical skill - either auto mechanics, ROTC, basic computer repair, clerical, or for the college bound - two Advanced Placement courses in any subject.
Did I forget to mention mandatory athletics?
Damn, how sad.
My university (university of california) requires we take one "American Instiutions" requirement. I fullfilled it with two classes - a black studies one, and an actual american history class (although we concentrated on minorities, socialism, communism, the struggle of women, etc.)
I have mixed feelings about this. Which is worse - Left wing professors not teaching US History or left wing professors teaching US History? Tough call.
Not too many, evidently. What a ridiculous statement. There are so many things you learn at different levels and considering American high schools as they are now, I'm sure the retention level isn't particularly high.
Of course. It is mandatory to learn about our entitlement-driven society.
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Good point.
But when would there be time for liberal arts!!?? :O
I hereby nominate Freeper LS to be the United States History Czar!!
I must've left out Philosophy... Introduction to Logic should be required too.
In my mind, what I described is an education in the Liberal Arts. Maybe a study of Latin, instead of a foreign language... Nah, too retro.
What a taskmaster you are. Sounds like a plan to me.
It interesting how many liberal arts classes engineering majors have to take, and how few science classes liberal arts majors have to take.
I need about 5 liberal arts classes, while liberal arts majors need 2 science classes (which can be fulfilled by pseudo science classes such as environmental studies, a surfing class or anthropology).
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