[Ansteorra] World History In High School

[Jay Rudin]

Lady Katrina wrote:

> Yep ... I remember having to take Texas History, World History, and World
> Geography ... not only in elem but in high school.  Does any one remember
> the school holiday we used to get for San Jacinto day anymore?

Of course.  San Jacinto Day is April 21.  Alamo Day is March 6.  Juneteenth 
is June 19.  The Texas-OU football game is the third weekend of the State 
Fair.  All are days to fly your Texas flag.

By the way, kids memorize dates, not because it's the most important aspect 
of an event, but because it's the easiest to learn, and it *is* important. 
It's just not enough by itself.  Suggesting that they don't need to learn 
the dates is like suggesting they don't need to learn the multiplication 
table "because they can just use a calculator".  In both cases, what we're 
talking about is basic knowledge that will be used later to develop 
critical thinking and a more complete understanding of the world.

Robin of Gilwell / Jay Rudin

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