WWII in a nutshell
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I know what you mean. I know more Vietnam war vets who could tell me more about what happened than any school history books.
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon "Not only do you continue to babble nonsense, you can't even correctly remember the nonsense you babbled just minutes ago." - Rob Graham
Truth be told, it's probably because we live in a western society. I would think you would find more than 5 paragraphs in a Vietnamese history book (i.e. one they use in Vietnam). At the same time I would expect to to find less about, as a poor example, WW II. I think it also leans on the fact that nobody is proud about what happened in Vietnam. It's 'silent' propaganda: "Your government never committed those atrocities! Napalm? What's that?"
He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes. He who does not ask a question remains a fool forever. [Chineese Proverb] Jonathan C Dickinson (C# Software Engineer)
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That was *awesome*
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
Only one mistake - de Gaulle wasn't the french president at the start of WW2, it was Albert Lebrun[^]
'Howard
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I'd laugh, but I'm afraid that this is how kids are going to be expected to answer questions on WW2. Slightly OT - my 10 year old nephew told me what he's doing in history; Elvis Presley - I sh!t you not, he's studying Elvis in history.
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith
Elvis should be in history lessons. Freddie Mercury is still very current (my kids are constantly asking me to play Queen songs in the car) as is most of the sixties music. But they should still be taught how today has been shaped by the music of yesterday.
Remember, nobody ever lends money to a man with a sense of humour!
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I'd laugh, but I'm afraid that this is how kids are going to be expected to answer questions on WW2. Slightly OT - my 10 year old nephew told me what he's doing in history; Elvis Presley - I sh!t you not, he's studying Elvis in history.
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith
You don't consider sixty years ago historical enough, or you don't think Elvis deserves a mention?
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One big .gif[^] Finally, a history lesson today's kids can understand.
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One big .gif[^] Finally, a history lesson today's kids can understand.
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that's what i got, wish i did't read comments first, now i must go google it...
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One big .gif[^] Finally, a history lesson today's kids can understand.
blame the insider.
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Mycroft Holmes wrote:
Smart ass
Thanks (with a caveat on the 'Ass' depending upon whether you refer to the beast or the anatomical area)
Mycroft Holmes wrote:
now wheres that bloody grammar checker when it's needed
Don't know - but we stopped checking grammer when Grandpa objected.
Another caveat on the 'Ass' depends on if you're referring to the political party. (Couldn't they have picked a horse or something more upstanding?)
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Paul Conrad wrote:
Why did grandpa object using a spell checker?
He didn't - he objected verbally. :)
Paul Conrad wrote:
Was he afraid using spell checkers would promote laziness?
erm, am I missing something, or did you not realise there was a pun on 'grammer => grandma'?
Life is like a pubic hair on the toilet seat... ...sometimes, you just get pissed off. .\\axxx (That's an 'M')
There was once a pun on programmer => poor grandma! So it was with a long gone magazine: Programmer's Journal.
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Another caveat on the 'Ass' depends on if you're referring to the political party. (Couldn't they have picked a horse or something more upstanding?)
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One big .gif[^] Finally, a history lesson today's kids can understand.
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One big .gif[^] Finally, a history lesson today's kids can understand.
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I have no idea what you are talking about. Which political party is an ass?
Life is like a pubic hair on the toilet seat... ...sometimes, you just get pissed off. .\\axxx (That's an 'M')
Sorry Maxx. One of the political parties in the U.S. has the logo of an ass. Regards, Jim.
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Sorry Maxx. One of the political parties in the U.S. has the logo of an ass. Regards, Jim.
