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Genki Hikari

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3. I took an undegrad general survey history class not long before 2016

Reply to cab67 (Original post)

Sun Oct 16, 2022, 11:18 AM

Oct 2022

The professor couldn't barely get into the 60s. Too damned much has happened since 1865, relative to 1492-1865, for professors to cover modern history well in a survey course.

It's getting to the point that the publishers need to recalibrate US History books. Used to, they divided the content at the Civil War. Well, time marches on.

It's time for the publishers to change the eras that the textbooks cover. I don't know how they can break it down so that the modern era can get taught properly. That's not my problem, though. They need to change the textbooks, so students can get a better understanding of more recent history, which has a greater bearing on their lives today than most history courses can convey with the current breakdown.

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out of curiosity - [View all] cab67 Oct 2022 OP

I'd be curious to wonder if they even get that far! flor-de-jasmim Oct 2022 #1

I took high school American history in 1984 and 1985. cab67 Oct 2022 #2

I took an undegrad general survey history class not long before 2016 Genki Hikari Oct 2022 #3

I've always thought the curriculum should be revised. cab67 Oct 2022 #4