i am head teacher of American history and the problem is that we have run out of subject matter for the students after just 2 weeks of term.I only see two alternatives:
1)I could make it up i.e Hollywood/most American publications
2)i could use English history and just change it a little ie Hollywood/most American publications
As the English history is a 5 year course i suggest they have a better culture than us septics
2007-01-15 01:18:55 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
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come on even you Americans can work it out
2007-01-15 01:34:23 · update #1
you must not be a very good or thorough teacher
2007-01-15 01:22:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2007-01-15 01:22:01 · answer #2 · answered by Zori 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Most US History classes don't include indigenous cultures, that's why they're so short. We've been here for thousands of years. One unit on my ancestors (the Cherokee people) could take weeks!
And before that, we were Mound Builders---another ancient civilization.
Don't concentrate on the white people so much and you'll see a history that spans tens of thousands of years. The term for us is Native Americans and First Nations, not the racist "red indians" people outside the US and Canada use. We're not red, but olive like the Italians are. And some of us actually color our hair ;)
2007-01-15 01:46:02 · answer #3 · answered by Danagasta 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
as an american, i agree. We haven't fought as many wars as Europe and did not have crazy revolutions like France (1 about every 16 years). We also didn't manage to have as boring as hell history from 100 AD to WW1. Your right, your history is so much better
2007-01-15 01:42:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Your question poses another question: if you distrust the American view of its own history, then why else would you ask Americans for advice, but to bolster your own opinion none of us can think for himself/herself?
However, if my paranoia has clouded my judgment, and you're really interested in American History (and distrust Americans, of course, since you already disclosed that), why don't you look to see what other countries teach their students about American history?
2007-01-15 01:31:08 · answer #5 · answered by bluesc2beatnu 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
America? History? lol Try the British Empire!
2007-01-15 01:23:34 · answer #6 · answered by jane b 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can solve the problem by changing it from a history class to current events.
2007-01-15 02:24:46 · answer #7 · answered by Overt Operative 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We are not a perfect country, but we are the best one going as far as helping people.
Yet we are made out to be the bad guy, but the first to show up when people need help.
Conservatives on their own give more and do more for other countries and Conservative Christians do more to build hosipitals, and help the poor than liberals.
People don't like to be shown up.
2007-01-15 01:37:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
America: The world's baby-sitter, The US has been in the "coming to the rescue business for many,many years...It all began in a small town in the North east part of the new founded "states ", Evening was rapidly becoming night,and a knock at the door of.............
2007-01-15 01:47:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Why don't you talk about Yahoo Answers. I'm sure the subjects and characters you come across in Yahoo would create enough subject matter to last for more than 5 years.
2007-01-15 01:25:50 · answer #10 · answered by vbryant52 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
You're kidding, right? A Monday morning joke?
You mean to tell me that whatever educational system you're working with doesn't have the resources to let you fulfill the course requirements?
You're also telling me that with a resource such as the Internet at your fingertips, you can't find enough historical material on the United States to fill a five-year course requirement?
Like I said, you're kidding, right? Please let that be it.....
2007-01-15 01:23:56 · answer #11 · answered by Team Chief 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋