Swastikas trounce Argonne in Cleveland!

[Chuck Nessa]

My 6th grade social studies teacher in 67-68 sometimes talked about the Vietnam War and its accompanying turmoil. However I remember that most of the class discussions usually ended with his suggestion that hippies should be put out to sea on a leaky raft.

Wonder how teachers are dealing with the current American dilemma? Bet it changes from school district to school district, depending on the local "mix".

[robviti]

i'm just saying that it is interesting that learning in slower times, i think students and teachers had the luxury of traipsing through history, luxuriating on details from long ago, etc. at other times actual real world events were going on which i imagine dominated historical school studies. for instance, had i been a bit older, i bet all the cold war stuff would have been the main focus because that was real and actual and happening and relevant.

in my day, "actual real world events" were typically covered in social studies class, not history class.

[Chuck Nessa]

i'm just saying that it is interesting that learning in slower times, i think students and teachers had the luxury of traipsing through history, luxuriating on details from long ago, etc. at other times actual real world events were going on which i imagine dominated historical school studies. for instance, had i been a bit older, i bet all the cold war stuff would have been the main focus because that was real and actual and happening and relevant.

in my day, "actual real world events" were typically covered in social studies class, not history class.

No doubt taught by the football coach.

[paul secor]

Brings back memories - my 12th grade history/social studies teacher was the assistant football coach.

[Jazzmoose]

Yeah, I remember social studies. Learning about the great men of our time, like Vince Lombardi...

[Shawn]

No doubt taught by the football coach.

At my high school it was the "Shop" teacher....he was also the head of the FFA.