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JustAnotherGen

(31,683 posts)
14. Very good point
Mon Jan 5, 2015, 11:18 AM
Jan 2015

Even the very tail end migrators - the level of education leaving for the great lakes and north east was astounding.

K&R.... daleanime Jan 2015 #1
Keep 'em dumb, and pliable for exploitation. That's the 1%'ers way. blkmusclmachine Jan 2015 #2
That's another side effect of the Great Migration: it siphoned off 90% Recursion Jan 2015 #6
Very good point JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #14
Loved that book Recursion Jan 2015 #3
Yes it is astounding. mountain grammy Jan 2015 #4
And here in Harrison, AR chervilant Jan 2015 #5
Labor History is important… Here is an interesting time line that shows us how we got here. midnight Jan 2015 #7
Too often they try to cram too much into the curriculum. There is no time to go into any liberal_at_heart Jan 2015 #8
I agree. LuvNewcastle Jan 2015 #12
Sounds like a good book. Thanks for posting. JDPriestly Jan 2015 #9
Hell, half Americans dont know who won Civil War or who USA's VP is. ErikJ Jan 2015 #10
I sincerely disagree with that assessment. knitter4democracy Jan 2015 #11
I honestly wasn't blaming teachers here.. mountain grammy Jan 2015 #13
Sorry, but you might want to re-read your post, then. knitter4democracy Jan 2015 #21
Sorry, but given the current state of our country mountain grammy Jan 2015 #24
You might want to read up on things a bit more. knitter4democracy Jan 2015 #27
No, I think the right wing profiteering agenda is the reason Americans mountain grammy Jan 2015 #33
And that is sad. knitter4democracy Jan 2015 #44
The teachers are great. It is the curriculum that isn't so great. Unfortunately teachers don't get liberal_at_heart Jan 2015 #23
Depends on the school, but yeah, that's the problem. knitter4democracy Jan 2015 #25
and now that Republicans have weakened teacher unions with Democrats being complicit in it, liberal_at_heart Jan 2015 #26
It's gone in Michigan. knitter4democracy Jan 2015 #28
I just remember my US history class in high school ...... marmar Jan 2015 #15
Amen! mountain grammy Jan 2015 #16
I remember mine: totally the opposite. knitter4democracy Jan 2015 #22
I learned about the Great Migration in high school alcibiades_mystery Jan 2015 #17
You are in the minority. mountain grammy Jan 2015 #18
What is your proof for this statement? knitter4democracy Jan 2015 #29
I'm sorry. I hope this satisfies the requirement. mountain grammy Jan 2015 #34
There are some issues, yes. knitter4democracy Jan 2015 #45
If you want to know why history that is taught is boring, read: Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2015 #19
I've read Zinn and Takaki and both books are on my shelf. mountain grammy Jan 2015 #20
AP US History teachers are way ahead of you. knitter4democracy Jan 2015 #30
We didn't have Zinn's book or any of those books when I was in high school. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2015 #32
Me neither, but I had a wonderful history teacher in 11th grade mountain grammy Jan 2015 #35
I had a cool government teacher in the 12th grade. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2015 #37
One of my favorite teachers was more about the approach than the specific material Posteritatis Jan 2015 #31
My 11th grade history teacher was the same.. mountain grammy Jan 2015 #36
Standard Socratic method. A favorite of mine when I teach English. knitter4democracy Jan 2015 #46
High school history and biology textbooks in the U.S.A. are mostly crap. hunter Jan 2015 #38
It is about money and making do. mountain grammy Jan 2015 #39
If that disturbs you, LWolf Jan 2015 #40
I wouldn't be surprised at all if you're right about that.. mountain grammy Jan 2015 #41
We do it LWolf Jan 2015 #47
You've actually been told that? That is horrible. liberal_at_heart Jan 2015 #42
Yes. LWolf Jan 2015 #48
Oh, I've heard that in meetings, too. knitter4democracy Jan 2015 #43
Yes. LWolf Jan 2015 #49
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