Forget and move on.
#1
Posted 15 September 2006 - 12:16 PM
My question is to the Americans on this forum: Does the United States education system have the Vietnam War in its corniculum?
#2
Posted 15 September 2006 - 12:20 PM
#3
Posted 15 September 2006 - 12:29 PM
It seems a massive chunk of United States history is lost. What about the Korean War?
#4
Posted 15 September 2006 - 12:45 PM
#6
Posted 15 September 2006 - 01:00 PM
Just because people learn about it in school it doesn't mean they 1) care 2) understand 3) remember it.
Everything in history repeats itself. Some people veiw the Vietnam war as a good thing and they probably know all the facts too.
Nothing is lost. Both the Vietnam and Korean war are well documented and I learned both in Highschool and have friends who studied both in University, both in Canada and the USA.
#7
Posted 15 September 2006 - 01:09 PM
Well and good, but Canada isn’t that one declaring new wars left and right now is it?
But at the very least they know that something bad happened right?
And they probably never fought in it.
Its lost if its not in the hearts and minds of the next generation. So what if the war is on paper? If no one reads the paper then it really makes no difference wether someone wrote it down or not.
#8
Posted 15 September 2006 - 01:23 PM
Teachers don't tell you that the vietnam war was a bad thing. They lay out chornologically all the events from the cause to the conclusion. It's up to the student to make the desicion on wether it was a good thing or bad thing.
Worrying about Americans because the teachers are not telling them the Vietnam war was bad is silly. People make up their own minds and like I said it's taught in University for sure if not in most highschools.
This post has been edited by Jordan: 15 September 2006 - 01:26 PM
#9
Posted 15 September 2006 - 01:32 PM
Worrying about Americans because the teachers are not telling them the Vietnam war was bad is silly. People make up their own minds and like I said it's taught in University for sure if not in most highschools.
I was being satirical.
#10
Posted 15 September 2006 - 02:01 PM
I think it depends on the class; sometimes there just isn't enough time to get to everything. Or there are some schools that just don't go there because of the problems that can arise from parents' differing opinions etc.
#11
Posted 15 September 2006 - 02:24 PM
My question is to the Americans on this forum: Does the United States education system have the Vietnam War in its corniculum?
No, we're all embarassed about it.
PM me, we'll talk.
#12
Posted 15 September 2006 - 05:10 PM
#13
Posted 15 September 2006 - 06:07 PM
This post has been edited by Jordan: 15 September 2006 - 06:08 PM
#14
Posted 15 September 2006 - 06:37 PM
#15
Posted 15 September 2006 - 08:11 PM
Most schools now get up to 9/11. Really, not hitting Vietnam? That's inexcusable.
This post has been edited by MyPantsAreOnFire: 15 September 2006 - 08:12 PM