tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post2324421393139336782..comments2023-10-22T20:53:58.823-04:00Comments on String Too Short to Tie: Election of 1800vanillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-18753414085054000882015-02-18T08:39:21.234-05:002015-02-18T08:39:21.234-05:00Sharkey, it's a travesty; the teaching of hist...Sharkey, it's a travesty; the teaching of history nowadays, I mean. Those clips tend to make me want to cry.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-72686281220919413722015-02-17T23:49:09.609-05:002015-02-17T23:49:09.609-05:00I don't think kids learn much of any history a...I don't think kids learn much of any history any more. Those quiz on the street videos are horrifically funny.Sharkbyteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139935335209860357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-82113039037907413602015-02-17T13:52:57.528-05:002015-02-17T13:52:57.528-05:00Lin, no surprise that politics is goofy; people ar...Lin, no surprise that politics is goofy; people are goofy.<br /><br />Unfortunately, we live in an age where ignorance of our past seems almost regarded as a virtue by many.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-29956843851724986572015-02-17T12:46:05.245-05:002015-02-17T12:46:05.245-05:00what a mess. Seems that politics has always been ...what a mess. Seems that politics has always been goofy. <br /><br />I was amazed at how quickly they breeze over things in High School American history classes now. They barely touch on topics to try to get through it to reach present day. The teachers my kids had were always frustrated by that.Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042143254001890567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-38909094839890664942015-02-17T09:59:53.233-05:002015-02-17T09:59:53.233-05:00Vee, grade school history was sanitized, but did i...Vee, grade school history was sanitized, but did introduce kiddos to history. That was then. Now, I am not at all sure that any honest history is taught.<br /><br />Look up a list of American duels. You will be amazed at some of the participants, including A. Lincoln. As for civilized approaches to disposing of opponents, let us simply say today’s techniques are more covert, if not less fatal.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-36243626217789341222015-02-17T08:41:45.758-05:002015-02-17T08:41:45.758-05:00The abridged history taught during my elementary s...The abridged history taught during my elementary school days is easier to accept. <br /><br />I never liked the account of the duel. It doesn't fit my narrative of a civilized society.Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12222653231278680963noreply@blogger.com