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Posted - 2007.08.27 13:29:00 -
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 Originally by: Cornucopian
Originally by: Kastar
Edited by: Kastar on 27/08/2007 12:07:06
Originally by: Cornucopian
I bet it is.
USA teaches nothing of the rest of the world to it's kids. No global history, no global topography, they're famous for it.
foreign knowledge just isnt something USA focuses on. it's a well known phenomenon that the most powerful nation in the world doesnt GIVE jack, or KNOW jack about the rest of the world 
Just an honest question, but what do kids spend their time at school at then ? We saw the complete world history in detail in about two years ( 2h of history/week, US history being only a fraction of that, honestly a week's work) + we have to learn at least 2 foreign languages from the moment we enter the first grade ...
Out of curiosity, What is teached, how many hours exactly of what in a random grade, let's say highschool, first year.
As I gather, US highschools arent of a very high standard: people who have done both european and US schools agree to that. Higher education is for scholarship and rich people ONLY. Now, my GF went to John Jays this year for a semester to study for criminology Master and US higher education seems to be double edged sword: It's not really difficult, but you have a LOT of work to do. It's vastly more practical than theoretical (this obviously depends on which school you go to and WHAT you study.)
In most European countries you can go to college for $1500 a year (in some vastly less than that, or a little more) apart from that: American history is taught of course, and intensively during elemntary education. The focus is different: I bet any american worth his salt can review the entire civil war for you, name all founding fathers and rant off all, what is it, 51?? states, with their capitals.
I mean, go to washington and just LOOK at an entire city created to honor a country 300 years old, with marble palaces for presidents who did a lot of nothing (some, not all). I cant recall which prezy got it, but theres this marble mausoleuom type thing which takes a half an hour to see for a president I haven't even heard of (wandered through it a few years ago). Things like the washington mem, lincoln mem, vietnam mem etc I get...these are memorials for true statesmen and impactful events: but washington is SO much bigger than those famous landmarks. The entire city was designed from the bottom up to woo foreigners to the glory that is the USA. that in itself is a feat: washington as a WHOLE should go on the list of world wonders imho.
basically the general consensus is that by concentrating mainly on national history and events, USA citizens are 'taught' not to know or care about the rest of the world.
disclaimer: all of the above are of course opinions. I am NOT stating any of this as fact. Any americans care to reply to this generally civilized thread, and/or my post?
Agreed on all accounts.
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