hopper Posted February 5, 2008 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 23 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 424 Content Per Day: 0.06 Reputation: 57 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/09/2004 Status: Offline Share Posted February 5, 2008 It's mostly a matter of how a survey is conducted - mostly. *hops off to think up Worthy polls on the War of Northern Aggression, Abraham Lincoln, and 8-track tapes.* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneB Posted February 5, 2008 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 4 Topic Count: 232 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 7,261 Content Per Day: 0.96 Reputation: 79 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/30/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/19/1959 Share Posted February 5, 2008 I love reading about history, but my son doesn't like the subject. He would probably like to have a nickel for every time I have quoted at him, 'Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.' (Btw, we are working our way through a book on the American Civil War right now.) There is some great historical fiction written by good writers who do their research. On the Civil War, Jeff Shaara and his father wrote a great trilogy that I am sure you've heard off: God's & Generals, Killer Angels and The Last Full Measure. The father died but Jeff continued writing. So far he put out a series on the Revolutionary War, the Mexican American War, World War I and now he's working on a trilogy on WWII. Great books...all of them...and pretty accurate to the true story. He does his research as far as I can tell. Regardless, sometimes history told in story form is much more intriguing for a young person than a dry history book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted February 5, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.76 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.95 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Author Share Posted February 5, 2008 It's mostly a matter of how a survey is conducted - mostly. *hops off to think up Worthy polls on the War of Northern Aggression, Abraham Lincoln, and 8-track tapes.* Hopper - you turned purple! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikhail7 Posted February 6, 2008 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 176 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/28/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/07/1956 Share Posted February 6, 2008 This is sad, but not that surprising. People are very much stuck in "here and now" mode, and have little interest in the people who helped shape the past. The education system in the US has been "dumbing down" for years, and this is the result. It would seem the education situation may be similar in the UK. Here's something frightening: A month or so ago I was in a conversation with a college student who mentioned studying WWII. He had no idea who Hitler was! I've known college students who can't even spell on a 6th. grade level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 One in four Britons don't believe wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill existed One in four Americans don't think Britian exists And I've known college students who couldn't do a simple integration much less find a derivative (Four years ago I couldn't spell engineer now I are one!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afal Posted February 6, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 60 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2,249 Content Per Day: 0.36 Reputation: 3 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/12/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted February 6, 2008 One in four Americans don't think Britian exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladypeartree Posted February 6, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 37 Topic Count: 539 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 32,771 Content Per Day: 5.03 Reputation: 23,453 Days Won: 222 Joined: 06/21/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/23/1953 Share Posted February 6, 2008 and most of those are here on worthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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