I Like History

I Wish They Still Taught History

By: grayday104

Written on June 23rd, 2012

What they call "History" is just garbage that came from disputes by lobbyists, special interest groups, and overprotective parents but now due to all this discord the children suffer they are given bogus facts and don't realize this usually until college we teach children bs and then wonder why are education system is failing the idiocy of this annoys and saddens me

"The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice"Mark Twain

By: grayday104

Age: 22-25 , Male

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imabear

I have a Bachelor's degree in history. I didn't realize how much of what I'd been taught in school was wrong until I got to college.

Sep 2, 2012
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- grayday104
  ditto I don't have a bachelor's in history but I just pursued out info on it cause I find it a fascinating subject
  
  Sep 2, 2012
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- imabear
  You have to bear in mind that the "official" version of everything was written by the victors. Read a lot - not just the "accepted authorities".
  
  Sep 2, 2012
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- grayday104
  Yes I know there's always at least two sides to everything and I fully agree not just accepted authorities cause they usually just say the same thing
  
  Sep 2, 2012
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englishsteve

and the influence of the religious groups you mention?

Sep 2, 2012
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- grayday104
  Think of it like lobbyists in the halls of congress
  
  Sep 2, 2012
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englishsteve

Looking through the contributions below a couple of questions come to mind.

Doesn't the US have a national curriculum? How can each county teach different views of history and how are religious groups allowed to influence what's taught?

I'm puzzled!

Sep 2, 2012
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- grayday104
  It has a national curriculum but different states are using different text books
  
  Sep 2, 2012
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Alex1993

Cause education is a very big problem but everyone ignores it cause no one wants to fix it :P.

Aug 21, 2012
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- grayday104
  well not everyone
  
  Aug 21, 2012
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- MasterLee
  True. First we cut off all it's public funding. Then we can deal with the animal we created.
  
  Aug 21, 2012
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- grayday104
  yeah I think outside money and education is a dangerous mix
  
  Aug 21, 2012
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- grayday104
  Teachers don't care as much, bad policies, it's just a real mixed up system
  
  Aug 21, 2012
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NatalieMacaulay

As an introduction to all the History classes I ever attended, we were instructed on how to read text to filter bias. It was never suggested that what we were reading was one hundred percent truthful. It was always taught that there is less recorded History than forgotten History. When I took History to the 16th Century, we were taught about both Intelligent Design and Evolution; however with a focus on Evolution.

History is a flawed study; you and I can't win.

Aug 21, 2012
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- grayday104
  i think you had a much nicer school than me
  
  Aug 21, 2012
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tycamrent

Offer evidence. I just graduated highschool, teach me something about US history that was purposely and willfully neglected; I just want to learn.

Aug 17, 2012
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- grayday104
  Well each county has different school books so i can't really know what was taught and what was wasn't but usually these groups have religious affiliation and try to keep out things that may be embarrassing or counter productive to their message ever hear of The Inquisition?I think the Crusades are often given a one sided view as well taking out most of the brutality that happened
  
  Aug 17, 2012
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- tycamrent
  I said US history. I don't know what they teach in the UK. You are using some very blanket statements. Try phlosophy: the crusades never ended, the names just changed.
  
  Aug 18, 2012
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ac1986

They have only covered a small part of history. In the text books. They shod use books that have been resurched. Those authers worked hard on those books. They give you more of the history then textbooks can. I love history so much.

Jul 26, 2012
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- grayday104
  I find it very hard to take you seriously
  
  Jul 26, 2012
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laurel890

I think with history, it is best to get a good perspective from a few sources. What is written and taught will always have a bias. Do your homework (hehe) and don't base a conclusion from reading one book or listening to one source. =)

Jul 26, 2012
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- grayday104
  agreed
  
  Jul 26, 2012
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MasterLee

Yes liberals have a really unusual version of history. I find it maddening.

Jul 24, 2012
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- grayday104
  I don't think liberals are just to blame here I think this one is more of a bipartisan problem
  
  Jul 24, 2012
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- tycamrent
  that suggests their are two diferent view points, your saying we're only being shown one. Not that two groups are constantly arguing two versions of history.
  
  Aug 18, 2012
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- grayday104
  what I'm saying is both parties allow this to happen
  
  Aug 18, 2012
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- tycamrent
  Founding education is rarely taken farther then whiter or not minorities should receive government scholarships these days.
  
  Aug 19, 2012
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- grayday104
  not all topics are given the same amount of attention in the media
  
  Aug 19, 2012
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sensuousbull

Help is on the way in this matter. You speak of lobbyists, special interest groups, and others. I agree. I had a great education of history as a child. A lot of it was my own reading. Sadly the books that I read as a student are not there anymore. I plan to change that.

Jul 24, 2012
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- grayday104
  how so? what do you plan to do?
  
  Jul 24, 2012
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- sensuousbull
  Let's just say I am working on a few projects. More to come later.
  
  Jul 24, 2012
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- grayday104
  okay hope it works out for you
  
  Jul 24, 2012
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Ginteru1

The victors write the history. The truth can have many sides, but it's usually chosen from which is the most comfortable to us.

Jul 6, 2012
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- grayday104
  I disagree here because few people are involved with the decision making
  
  Jul 6, 2012
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- Ginteru1
  Yes. That's why we're unsatisfied wit History in the first place.
  
  Jul 7, 2012
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BusinessTitan

By this logic, no one has ever been taught "History."

Jul 3, 2012
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- grayday104
  Fair Point I just think it has gotten worse since I left school
  
  Jul 3, 2012
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- tycamrent
  *sigh*
  
  Aug 18, 2012
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