tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806526271153996991.post8923031623674190451..comments2023-11-05T02:57:57.046-05:00Comments on Roseanne Dowell - A Little of This, A Little of That: 25 American History Facts Most Students Don’t KnoRoseanne Dowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15473329969019245459noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806526271153996991.post-53544426795298543132016-10-08T04:17:39.873-04:002016-10-08T04:17:39.873-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806526271153996991.post-602725030677971662012-07-05T11:08:20.056-04:002012-07-05T11:08:20.056-04:00To know history and important people and events of...To know history and important people and events of the past is so important. I'm sorry to hear this is not taught in many schools today. What then will the future hold for us when the young ones know so little about our great country?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00296793847863721845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806526271153996991.post-72239098285796022732012-07-05T08:19:05.392-04:002012-07-05T08:19:05.392-04:00When my daughter, an elementary school librarian, ...When my daughter, an elementary school librarian, showed photos of Presidents and other important people, most of the students thought Martin Luther King freed the slaves. Very sad.Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806526271153996991.post-77553633209993261522012-07-04T20:20:09.390-04:002012-07-04T20:20:09.390-04:00The problem is the tests that states force teacher...The problem is the tests that states force teachers to give. They have to teach for the test, so these incidental facts don't matter. I sub for the local school district. I subbed on Veteran's Day last year. Our district is not closed, but each and every school holds a program. I had high schoolers and I asked each class..."Why is November 11th Veteran's Day?" Out of the 6 classes, maybe 2 students had an inkling. I subbed for that class off and on for the rest of the year and every time I was there, I'd ask "Why is November 11th Veteran's Day." Some of the kids remembered. The last time I was there I forgot to ask in one class and one of students asked, lol. But it's a minor thing that we need to remember in history and even with the program...the kids didn't know.Anna Kathryn Lanierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607469543348819190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806526271153996991.post-90413724505599740252012-07-04T19:38:44.700-04:002012-07-04T19:38:44.700-04:00Excellent blog article, Roseanne. I'm not Amer...Excellent blog article, Roseanne. I'm not American but Downunder the history of the USA did figure in our education, so I knew some of the answers. But lack of a sense of history is endemic, I think.Vonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07092475086889028716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806526271153996991.post-81151535382872533262012-07-04T17:24:10.503-04:002012-07-04T17:24:10.503-04:00People don't need to know facts anymore They r...People don't need to know facts anymore They rely on google. Sad. No need to learn multiplication tables either Use a calculator. Soon it will be no need to read...just watch a video and play video games. Really sad.J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806526271153996991.post-64317586196899690422012-07-04T11:44:01.605-04:002012-07-04T11:44:01.605-04:00Unfortunately, I started to laugh when I read the ...Unfortunately, I started to laugh when I read the statistics, which is no good at all. Not knowing who Hitler was? Where are you, living under a rock? My husband, Norman, is a teacher and says the situation is even worse, really. he was teaching 7th grade and a student asked him to teach him how to read. Really, truly. He had gotten to the 7th grade and couldn't read one word. Nothing was wrong with the kid, not dyslexic, no ADT, not stupid, just never learned. Norman stayed after school and worked with the kid for a few weeks, enrolled him in a special class, and got the kid going. But I worked at the Stanford GSB where it was just the opposite. The brightest of the brightest. One 26 year old man didn't know who Katherine Hepburn was, tho. Imagine, going for a MBA, and not knowing that! I made him rent a few of her movies. You have to have a well-rounded education, after all!Heather Havenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13095994296025539054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806526271153996991.post-25036328672511408512012-07-04T09:56:19.054-04:002012-07-04T09:56:19.054-04:00And we wonder why the country's in such bad sh...And we wonder why the country's in such bad shape!Gail Roughtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08614223212736801906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8806526271153996991.post-12411209603702938912012-07-04T07:59:09.932-04:002012-07-04T07:59:09.932-04:00It's a shame so much of history is no longer b...It's a shame so much of history is no longer being taught. In this case, it's not the student's fault. I blame the districts and the educators. I graduated in 1972, 40 (gasp) years ago. When I worked as a corp phone operator, 4 of us were in a room together. We could talk if no one was on a call. We used to do trivia. 2 of the other 'kids', 25 or so years younger could not answer, did not know, or even heard of some of the stuff we came up with. I regret it's been too long since school and I was unable to answer all the questions you had posted. BTW, love your blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01609289351189811785noreply@blogger.com