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Originally Posted by MargaretR
I have a passion for history.
At the Accy High school in the late 60s, history was taught in its historical sequence, starting in the stone age(briefly) and ending 5 years later(in education time  ) just before Queen Victoria.
It was always British history but because of wars and the explorations and conquests which formed the empire, brief snippets of the history of other countries was added in to clarify the then situation.
It is an enormous subject and there is more of it to learn by now 
Historians tend to specialise in a particular section in time that interests them most, and teachers do the same.
The part that I had little taught at school is the part that I have taken trouble to discover myself - ancient history, and even pre-history |
Thats how i remember History being taught too!
Was'nt there a Survey done recently which showed a lot of kids did'nt even know who Churchill or Hilter were? I know a lot of surveys are pretty pointless depending on the criteria used, and i cant recall where i read this.
Best Regards - Taggy