Beginning Sept 2010 middle schools are going to be permitted to teach only history going up till 1860.
All the US history after that date is set aside for 9th-12th grade.
I went ballistic asking how are the students expected to understand the events of today if they have no background on the events that lead to it.
Guess some of us who are more mature in years have a little problem with what constitutes history. I started living it in 1942 so what we studied in school was a relatively short period of time compared with what kids need to study now. Another reason for grandparents to spend time talking with the grandkids about the “olden days”.