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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 196803" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>I dont think they used to have a thresh hold grading system. Or if they did, I never managed to know about it...lol. </p><p></p><p>My pet peeve with schools these days is what they teach. Im probably gonna get in trouble with teachers...but since I dont think we have any history teachers on the board maybe I will be ok...lol. Why oh why dont we teach history anymore? When did Pearl Harbor become not important? </p><p></p><p>The other night Mandy was sitting in the living room doing some sort of govt/civics/history homework for some class she is taking. I think it is a college level class too. She was having to fill in this crossword type puzzle thing having to do with branches of the government, the supreme court, the constitution, the original 13 states, etc. There were some questions about what these things did...and even stuff about things like the Minutemen. Ok...hello...when did this stuff stop being taught in the lower grades? She was absolutely astounded that we knew this information off the tops of our heads. That we knew there were three branches of our government and what all three did! That we knew that the Constitution was the law of the land! Good grief. No wonder these kids get into trouble...they dont know where the laws come from...lol. </p><p></p><p>I will never forget years ago when my boys were still in elementary school and it was Pearl Harbor day. That has always been a big day in my family. My dad is a WWII vet. So I got the boys ready for school that morning and gave them a crash course in what that day meant and told them how they had 5 relatives who had fought in that war. I wanted them to be able to participate in the lesson that I was sure was to come that day. They never even acknowledged it was Pearl Harbor day! I was livid.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 196803, member: 1514"] I dont think they used to have a thresh hold grading system. Or if they did, I never managed to know about it...lol. My pet peeve with schools these days is what they teach. Im probably gonna get in trouble with teachers...but since I dont think we have any history teachers on the board maybe I will be ok...lol. Why oh why dont we teach history anymore? When did Pearl Harbor become not important? The other night Mandy was sitting in the living room doing some sort of govt/civics/history homework for some class she is taking. I think it is a college level class too. She was having to fill in this crossword type puzzle thing having to do with branches of the government, the supreme court, the constitution, the original 13 states, etc. There were some questions about what these things did...and even stuff about things like the Minutemen. Ok...hello...when did this stuff stop being taught in the lower grades? She was absolutely astounded that we knew this information off the tops of our heads. That we knew there were three branches of our government and what all three did! That we knew that the Constitution was the law of the land! Good grief. No wonder these kids get into trouble...they dont know where the laws come from...lol. I will never forget years ago when my boys were still in elementary school and it was Pearl Harbor day. That has always been a big day in my family. My dad is a WWII vet. So I got the boys ready for school that morning and gave them a crash course in what that day meant and told them how they had 5 relatives who had fought in that war. I wanted them to be able to participate in the lesson that I was sure was to come that day. They never even acknowledged it was Pearl Harbor day! I was livid. [/QUOTE]
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