75 years ago, on this day in history

[clob94]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/1364235001

Brave young men piled off of landing craft and out of airplanes to fight against the worst sort of tyranny that had existed on our planet in generations. Nothing that could be said about these men has been left unsaid. Anytime I'm doing something difficult in life and I think about what a pain in the ass it is or how much I dislike doing it, to bring relativity to the act I ask myself if my current task would be easier or more difficult than storming off a Higgins boat under heavy fire with men dying all around me-- each time the answer is a resounding "no". And each time I find my task easier by comparison after that thought.

But while reliving that moment may be too much of a task for the few remaining men alive today, one man--- a paratrooper from the 101st airborne, decided to relive his jump into France this morning, 75 years after his brave and heroic feat.

Enjoy.

 

[freeper]

Well said @clob94 . In a similar vein, whenever I'm sick and feeling low I think about what those men went through at D-Day and later at Bastogne in the frigid cold. It always puts my ailment in perspective. We must always remember D-Day. As the state of history instruction diminishes in our classrooms, D-Day is one of the very few things that students learn about World War II anymore and far too often, while they might know what D-Day was, they cannot place it in any historical context.

 

[2300 Nueces]

Hurtgen Forest

 

[oldhorn2]

anyone that has been to Normandy and stood on those beaches can see the impossibility of the task.....and the top brass knew it. Did you know that the 1st wave to hit Omaha was NOT the crack troops?...Ike et al knew they would be fodder....the 1st wave was raw recruits and reservists. The standing order was you could NOT help anyone that went down.....the troops were ordered to go forward no matter what!

every thing that could go wrong DID go wrong.....for both sides. The only thing that made it possible was the Calis deception. Many, many of the German defenders were over the age of 70 or under the age of 10.

The bravery of our men cannot even be imagined.

 

[FlourBluffHorn]

I have been watching Drain the Ocean at Normandy on NgTV, there was a lotta mistakes that day that caused problems for the US, I woulda hit another place besides Normandy on down the coast were there was less resistance, a head on frontal assault was suicide for the guys, had Landing crafts that hit mines that was supposed to be cleared ahead if time by the mines sweepers that made a day and night run in front of landing zone, I never could figure out were the air support was to help them with the bunkers and behind them

 

[clob94]

I have been watching Drain the Ocean at Normandy on NgTV, there was a lotta mistakes that day that caused problems for the US, I woulda hit another place besides Normandy on down the coast were there was less resistance, a head on frontal assault was suicide for the guys, had Landing crafts that hit mines that was supposed to be cleared ahead if time by the mines sweepers that made a day and night run in front of landing zone, I never could figure out were the air support was to help them with the bunkers and behind them

Ok----

There was air support but it was limited. This was a massive undertaking and there were fighter pilots that also doubled as C-47 pilots to help drop in the airborne troops. So you've got all the paratroopers in behind the lines and their job was to do this very thing-- take out gun implacements and pressure the Germans into wheeling around thus taking some of the pressure off the troops coming ashore. It was a classic military move that you surely know FB--- a pincer move. Having these troops on the ground behind enemy lines, EXTREMELY strung out, disorganized and patching together mixed units made it almost impossible to do extensive bombing because of green on green situations. What's the point of dropping in 17,000 troops (13,000 by parachute and 4000 by glider) if all you're going to do is accidentally bomb the sh!t out of them. The Navy was using guns to shell German bunkers and guns but the Navy knew the range of their guns and knew the paratroopers were SUPPOSED to be dropped well out of the range of the Navy guns.

Yes, the engineers were supposed to clear the mines the night before the invasion. But I don't think they did that bang up of a job---and because of that, the United States military now trains the world's finest explosive ordinance troops. Any member of our special operations community has had training regarding sweeping for explosive devices. These troops were trained when new forms of mines were being invented, and they just weren't as well taught as they should have been because the mine technology was new.

Now do you want to know who the unsung bad mother fvckers were that never get mentioned in the history books?

They were teams of four men, usually a Brit, a Frenchman and two Americans-- they were recruited with different trade craft that complimented each other. Language skills (speak multiple languages with perfect accents) guerilla tactics, weapons mastery, airborne training, sabotage, subversion, spying, communications and the ability to think outside the box. They were dropped into france and Belgium throughout the war, given toys and plenty of boom, and told to go make trouble and not get caught. They were allowed to contrive their own missions, weren't held accountable for anything, had free reign on the battlefield and all they were expected to do was fvck sh!t up everywhere they went. They were wrecking balls. Bushwhackers. They fought like Comanche. Hit the target, move, hit the responders to the hit target, move on to the next town. It was pure asymmetrical warfare.

They were called the "Jeds" but were known as the Jedburghs.

No rules. Just kill Jerry-- derail Jerry's trains. Blow up their ammo dumps. Get pretty French girls to lure officers back to her bedroom and hop out of the closet and ram a Kbar in his neck mid sex. These men were savages and that's what I admire about them. No rules. No operational oversight. Just piles of dead Nazis.

These men (90 teams of them) were additionally dropped into France the night before the invasion to put out markers and prepare ambushes to catch the Germans by surprise when the invasion started, thus providing another thorn in the side of the Germans. Hell, there were even Jeds that were dropped in dressed as German soldiers. They spoke perfect German and would mix in with other German outfits only to spring a surprise on their enemy when the time was right.

I believe, though I can't confirm it through the JSOC historian I know, that these Jeds were the foundation that helped create our modern day ODA's, otherwise known as the Green Berets.

 

[Son of Wasatch]

I was trying to explain the significance of D-Day to my daughter. She is 18, and just graduated from high school. Needless to say I wasn't successful. I go lots of remarks like, "Well that's just dumb" and "I can't believe they would do that".

Young people will never understand the significance of what was given up for them, and why.

 

[FlourBluffHorn]

I was trying to explain the significance of D-Day to my daughter. She is 18, and just graduated from high school. Needless to say I wasn't successful. I go lots of remarks like, "Well that's just dumb" and "I can't believe they would do that".

Young people will never understand the significance of what was given up for them, and why.

Thats true Son!

 

[FlourBluffHorn]

Ok----

There was air support but it was limited. This was a massive undertaking and there were fighter pilots that also doubled as C-47 pilots to help drop in the airborne troops. So you've got all the paratroopers in behind the lines and their job was to do this very thing-- take out gun implacements and pressure the Germans into wheeling around thus taking some of the pressure off the troops coming ashore. It was a classic military move that you surely know FB--- a pincer move. Having these troops on the ground behind enemy lines, EXTREMELY strung out, disorganized and patching together mixed units made it almost impossible to do extensive bombing because of green on green situations. What's the point of dropping in 17,000 troops (13,000 by parachute and 4000 by glider) if all you're going to do is accidentally bomb the sh!t out of them. The Navy was using guns to shell German bunkers and guns but the Navy knew the range of their guns and knew the paratroopers were SUPPOSED to be dropped well out of the range of the Navy guns.

Yes, the engineers were supposed to clear the mines the night before the invasion. But I don't think they did that bang up of a job---and because of that, the United States military now trains the world's finest explosive ordinance troops. Any member of our special operations community has had training regarding sweeping for explosive devices. These troops were trained when new forms of mines were being invented, and they just weren't as well taught as they should have been because the mine technology was new.

Now do you want to know who the unsung bad mother fvckers were that never get mentioned in the history books?

They were teams of four men, usually a Brit, a Frenchman and two Americans-- they were recruited with different trade craft that complimented each other. Language skills (speak multiple languages with perfect accents) guerilla tactics, weapons mastery, airborne training, sabotage, subversion, spying, communications and the ability to think outside the box. They were dropped into france and Belgium throughout the war, given toys and plenty of boom, and told to go make trouble and not get caught. They were allowed to contrive their own missions, weren't held accountable for anything, had free reign on the battlefield and all they were expected to do was fvck sh!t up everywhere they went. They were wrecking balls. Bushwhackers. They fought like Comanche. Hit the target, move, hit the responders to the hit target, move on to the next town. It was pure asymmetrical warfare.

They were called the "Jeds" but were known as the Jedburghs.

No rules. Just kill Jerry-- derail Jerry's trains. Blow up their ammo dumps. Get pretty French girls to lure officers back to her bedroom and hop out of the closet and ram a Kbar in his neck mid sex. These men were savages and that's what I admire about them. No rules. No operational oversight. Just piles of dead Nazis.

These men (90 teams of them) were additionally dropped into France the night before the invasion to put out markers and prepare ambushes to catch the Germans by surprise when the invasion started, thus providing another thorn in the side of the Germans. Hell, there were even Jeds that were dropped in dressed as German soldiers. They spoke perfect German and would mix in with other German outfits only to spring a surprise on their enemy when the time was right.

I believe, though I can't confirm it through the JSOC historian I know, that these Jeds were the foundation that helped create our modern day ODA's, otherwise known as the Green Berets.

Just Brad Pitt and the Bear jew and the nazi scalps?...LOL. Market Garden was a failure as the books say....Night jumps are always bad I would think..I am watching The Longest Day right now, just got thru with A Bridge Too Far!

 

[Cotton #12]

You can tell your daughter that if Hilter or the japs had won the war she would never be around because they would have put the remaining Americans in ovens like the Jews and Japan would favor a slow torture death.She should be grateful that Americans died for freedom and the lives of future generations and that means her.Would she die to save this country? Respect that!

 

[clob94]

Just Brad Pitt and the Bear jew and the nazi scalps?...LOL. Market Garden was a failure as the books say....Night jumps are always bad I would think..I am watching The Longest Day right now, just got thru with A Bridge Too Far!

You joke but the Jedburghs served as part of the inspiration for Brad pitt's outfit. He said so during an interview at the film's release. That's what gave me the idea to research them.

 

[clob94]

I was trying to explain the significance of D-Day to my daughter. She is 18, and just graduated from high school. Needless to say I wasn't successful. I go lots of remarks like, "Well that's just dumb" and "I can't believe they would do that".

Young people will never understand the significance of what was given up for them, and why.

Has she seen saving private Ryan? I ask that because sometimes kids only understand things when Tom Hank's or Matt Damon do a movie about it.

Try that.

 

[LonghornMM]

The history of World War II and the invasion of Normandy can be explained to everyone, but those who didn't serve will never understand the true violence, sacrifice and significance of D-Day, and the impact of what it had, and how it changed the world.

 

[Son of Wasatch]

I am officially watching Band of Brothers right now. Daughter not interested.

Their sacrifice made it possible for her indifference. How sad I am. The worst part is my family was there that day.

 

[2300 Nueces]

A lot of women have no interest in war or for real history in general. They are emotional and talkative. Mostly interested in current issues/events that effect them socially. They are different and that's ok.

 

[freeper]

Two things. First of all @clob94 , you're correct. The Jedburgh teams wreaked havoc on the Germans in the weeks after D-Day and many of them did end up later in COIN operations in Greece and subsequently became Special Forces.

@Son of Wasatch I am blessed that both my kids have an interest at least in their family history and often more. My daughter is not the academic wizard that my son is but she still brings home "A" grades in history. The situation you describe is a sore subject with me because it points to the abominable state of history instruction in this country right now...

Rant mode on boys....

History instruction should not be boring. I mean the story of civilization's advancement is nothing if not captivating. The problem is how it is presented and this points to even larger problems in our education system. For about a century now, there has been a struggle in academic circles in how to present history to American students. Unfortunately, social studies won the education war and over the course of a couple of generations, social studies replaced history in American primary schools. This was devastating in the long term but only really became pervasive in our schools from about 1970. By 1990 the situation was too far gone. Allow me to explain:

One way humans learn is through repetition. This is why we make kids take Math and English every freaking year so that they learn through repetition how to communicate and calculate. We do not do the same with history. Instead, students get social studies that can encompass many different disciplines that may include history but also, anthropology, sociology, psychology and geography. So kids are trained to become jacks of all trades but they learn no proficiency in any of the arts.

Which brings us to the problem of history. History is linear. To understand it in context, you have to understand the chronology of events that produced the particular history under study. Social studies destroys the timeline of history and thus destroys the context. Kids learn all about movements and feelings and little to nothing of significant individuals or events, unless those are attached to a social movement selected for study. The result is that I encounter college students who can tell me all about the Stonewall Riots but have no idea what the Cold War was or why we were involved in it. My daughter in 8th grade could tell you all about the Holocaust, but she couldn't tell you why the peace that followed World War One was so short-lived.

The next problem with history instruction, when we finally get around to it in high school, is the instructors themselves. I freaking LOVE history, and that passion comes out in my classroom. That gets kids excited about coming to class. The problem is that our education system insists on producing educators, not teachers. You go to college not to study history so you can teach it. Instead you are compelled to go to a program to get a degree in education, when you may well have no aptitude for any subject, you are certified as a teacher and thrown into a classroom. History teachers are also completely devalued for their subject expertise. Go onto any job search site for education. See how many job openings advertise "Secondary History Teacher/Coach" or "Upper School Social Studies Instructor/Coaching background preferred". You never see that with STEM instructors. Too often this results in a person with a strong coaching background being assigned as a history instructor figuring that all they have to do is read ahead of the students.

We have killed history instruction in this country. More and more it is imperative that parents do what they can to supplement history instruction at home because before college, there is precious little history being taught. Even when the student does arrive at college, history instruction has become so specialized as to be almost meaningless in many courses and again, context is stripped away. History without context isn't history, it is grievance studies....

 

[clob94]

Two things. First of all @clob94 , you're correct. The Jedburgh teams wreaked havoc on the Germans in the weeks after D-Day and many of them did end up later in COIN operations in Greece and subsequently became Special Forces.

@Son of Wasatch I am blessed that both my kids have an interest at least in their family history and often more. My daughter is not the academic wizard that my son is but she still brings home "A" grades in history. The situation you describe is a sore subject with me because it points to the abominable state of history instruction in this country right now...

Rant mode on boys....

History instruction should not be boring. I mean the story of civilization's advancement is nothing if not captivating. The problem is how it is presented and this points to even larger problems in our education system. For about a century now, there has been a struggle in academic circles in how to present history to American students. Unfortunately, social studies won the education war and over the course of a couple of generations, social studies replaced history in American primary schools. This was devastating in the long term but only really became pervasive in our schools from about 1970. By 1990 the situation was too far gone. Allow me to explain:

One way humans learn is through repetition. This is why we make kids take Math and English every freaking year so that they learn through repetition how to communicate and calculate. We do not do the same with history. Instead, students get social studies that can encompass many different disciplines that may include history but also, anthropology, sociology, psychology and geography. So kids are trained to become jacks of all trades but they learn no proficiency in any of the arts.

Which brings us to the problem of history. History is linear. To understand it in context, you have to understand the chronology of events that produced the particular history under study. Social studies destroys the timeline of history and thus destroys the context. Kids learn all about movements and feelings and little to nothing of significant individuals or events, unless those are attached to a social movement selected for study. The result is that I encounter college students who can tell me all about the Stonewall Riots but have no idea what the Cold War was or why we were involved in it. My daughter in 8th grade could tell you all about the Holocaust, but she couldn't tell you why the peace that followed World War One was so short-lived.

The next problem with history instruction, when we finally get around to it in high school, is the instructors themselves. I freaking LOVE history, and that passion comes out in my classroom. That gets kids excited about coming to class. The problem is that our education system insists on producing educators, not teachers. You go to college not to study history so you can teach it. Instead you are compelled to go to a program to get a degree in education, when you may well have no aptitude for any subject, you are certified as a teacher and thrown into a classroom. History teachers are also completely devalued for their subject expertise. Go onto any job search site for education. See how many job openings advertise "Secondary History Teacher/Coach" or "Upper School Social Studies Instructor/Coaching background preferred". You never see that with STEM instructors. Too often this results in a person with a strong coaching background being assigned as a history instructor figuring that all they have to do is read ahead of the students.

We have killed history instruction in this country. More and more it is imperative that parents do what they can to supplement history instruction at home because before college, there is precious little history being taught. Even when the student does arrive at college, history instruction has become so specialized as to be almost meaningless in many courses and again, context is stripped away. History without context isn't history, it is grievance studies....

Nuance. Lens. Political affiliation. The looking glass. Revisionist.

That, in my opinion (and obviously yours is more boots on the ground than mine) is how history is taught today. I was fortunate on two occasions during my education cycle. I had a Texas history teacher named Sally Beau, that was a two time (I think) national teacher of the Year (or some such). She had awards hanging all over her class.

She went through the battle of the Alamo BULLET by BULLET. She went through the battle of San Jacinto in cat and mouse fashion. She had diagrams, charts, troop movements, she even brought in guests from the army war college to explain what the tactics Sam Houston used were called. It was awesome. She stood on her desk at times. It was truly inspiring.

Then I had a 20th century history prof at Texas. Younger guy and for the life of me I can't remember his name. But his passion was WWII. I was in a room with 500 other kids and this dude is wearing a Garth Brooks headset and screaming at the top of his lungs "No Go, ToJo". He reminded me of Sam Kinneson in that Rodney Dangerfield movie "Back to school'.

But yes, history can't be boiled down to polar understandings so it's slowly being purged. When was the last time you thought about the Huns burning Rome? The longer we exist as a society, the more history we must learn.

 

[Son of Wasatch]

Okay, so I went to watch Band of Brothers and ended up on HBO watching a documentary called, The Cold Blue.

Here is the description.

"In 1943, legendary Hollywood director William Wyler and his film crew flew combat missions on B-17 bombers to document the fierce air battles of World War II. Over 70 years later, the footage was discovered in the vaults of the National Archives. After painstaking, shot-by-shot sound and picture restoration, director Erik Nelson has constructed a new film out of the material."

Very well done piece, very much like the before and after interview segments on Band of Brothers. History lovers will really enjoy this show.

 

[clob94]

I am officially watching Band of Brothers right now. Daughter not interested.

Their sacrifice made it possible for her indifference. How sad I am. The worst part is my family was there that day.

Forgot to tell you--- tell her that Vin Diesel is in "Saving private Ryan" as well. It's how he got his start. So is Giovanni Ribessi. She'll watch it because of Damon, hanks and vin diesel.

 

[TX1972]

I was trying to explain the significance of D-Day to my daughter. She is 18, and just graduated from high school. Needless to say I wasn't successful. I go lots of remarks like, "Well that's just dumb" and "I can't believe they would do that".

Young people will never understand the significance of what was given up for them, and why.

Her commie teachers have been telling her all through school that America got her stuff by taking. Not by free thinking and building. Supreme leader Barack said "If you have a business, you didn't build that. Vote for me."

 

[2300 Nueces]

Her commie teachers have been telling her all through school that America got her stuff by taking. Not by free thinking and building. Supreme leader Barack said "If you have a business, you didn't build that. Vote for me."

I have come to the point in my life where blaming or exalting politicians only weakens me. Each person is in control of his/her decisions. Vote for who you want but fighting about policy isn't going to get us anywhere. Understand the world you live in... understand that politics is a theater for the people really in control. In America, we still have an environment of relative freedom. The main way we lose our freedom in America occurs when we sell ourselves into slavery by going into financial debt. Lead by example. Don't go into debt. Save your wealth and use the system against itself.... anyway, people on the left or right aren't your enemy. It's the people wanting your interest payments at 30% apr..

 

[FlourBluffHorn]

Two things. First of all @clob94 , you're correct. The Jedburgh teams wreaked havoc on the Germans in the weeks after D-Day and many of them did end up later in COIN operations in Greece and subsequently became Special Forces.

@Son of Wasatch I am blessed that both my kids have an interest at least in their family history and often more. My daughter is not the academic wizard that my son is but she still brings home "A" grades in history. The situation you describe is a sore subject with me because it points to the abominable state of history instruction in this country right now...


Rant mode on boys....

History instruction should not be boring. I mean the story of civilization's advancement is nothing if not captivating. The problem is how it is presented and this points to even larger problems in our education system. For about a century now, there has been a struggle in academic circles in how to present history to American students. Unfortunately, social studies won the education war and over the course of a couple of generations, social studies replaced history in American primary schools. This was devastating in the long term but only really became pervasive in our schools from about 1970. By 1990 the situation was too far gone. Allow me to explain:

One way humans learn is through repetition. This is why we make kids take Math and English every freaking year so that they learn through repetition how to communicate and calculate. We do not do the same with history. Instead, students get social studies that can encompass many different disciplines that may include history but also, anthropology, sociology, psychology and geography. So kids are trained to become jacks of all trades but they learn no proficiency in any of the arts.

Which brings us to the problem of history. History is linear. To understand it in context, you have to understand the chronology of events that produced the particular history under study. Social studies destroys the timeline of history and thus destroys the context. Kids learn all about movements and feelings and little to nothing of significant individuals or events, unless those are attached to a social movement selected for study. The result is that I encounter college students who can tell me all about the Stonewall Riots but have no idea what the Cold War was or why we were involved in it. My daughter in 8th grade could tell you all about the Holocaust, but she couldn't tell you why the peace that followed World War One was so short-lived.

The next problem with history instruction, when we finally get around to it in high school, is the instructors themselves. I freaking LOVE history, and that passion comes out in my classroom. That gets kids excited about coming to class. The problem is that our education system insists on producing educators, not teachers. You go to college not to study history so you can teach it. Instead you are compelled to go to a program to get a degree in education, when you may well have no aptitude for any subject, you are certified as a teacher and thrown into a classroom. History teachers are also completely devalued for their subject expertise. Go onto any job search site for education. See how many job openings advertise "Secondary History Teacher/Coach" or "Upper School Social Studies Instructor/Coaching background preferred". You never see that with STEM instructors. Too often this results in a person with a strong coaching background being assigned as a history instructor figuring that all they have to do is read ahead of the students.

We have killed history instruction in this country. More and more it is imperative that parents do what they can to supplement history instruction at home because before college, there is precious little history being taught. Even when the student does arrive at college, history instruction has become so specialized as to be almost meaningless in many courses and again, context is stripped away. History without context isn't history, it is grievance studies....

Once ya catch the History Bug, you got it forever, I watch NG and Smithioan channel ly regularly and TCM old movie channel all the war movies , had a ball yesterday with BOB then TCM war movie day..I would like to take that DDay trip in Europe at Normandy where they came onto the beach, have to put on Bucket list

 

[FlourBluffHorn]

Airborne! Sir! All the Way!

 

[Son of Wasatch]

Airborne! Sir! All the Way!

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I bet the first thing he said when he landed was, "WHERE THE FVCK ARE THOSE NAZIS!!!!

 

[Cotton #12]

I have come to the point in my life where blaming or exalting politicians only weakens me. Each person is in control of his/her decisions. Vote for who you want but fighting about policy isn't going to get us anywhere. Understand the world you live in... understand that politics is a theater for the people really in control. In America, we still have an environment of relative freedom. The main way we lose our freedom in America occurs when we sell ourselves into slavery by going into financial debt. Lead by example. Don't go into debt. Save your wealth and use the system against itself.... anyway, people on the left or right aren't your enemy. It's the people wanting your interest payments at 30% apr..

legal theft but the practice is ignored in congress and state houses.

 

[2300 Nueces]

legal theft but the practice is ignored in congress and state houses.

That's because they are using the 30% to buy votes on both sides. Ever heard a politician make a promise and do the opposite? It's your interest payment hard at work.....

 

[FlourBluffHorn]

Two things. First of all @clob94 , you're correct. The Jedburgh teams wreaked havoc on the Germans in the weeks after D-Day and many of them did end up later in COIN operations in Greece and subsequently became Special Forces.

@Son of Wasatch I am blessed that both my kids have an interest at least in their family history and often more. My daughter is not the academic wizard that my son is but she still brings home "A" grades in history. The situation you describe is a sore subject with me because it points to the abominable state of history instruction in this country right now...

Rant mode on boys....

History instruction should not be boring. I mean the story of civilization's advancement is nothing if not captivating. The problem is how it is presented and this points to even larger problems in our education system. For about a century now, there has been a struggle in academic circles in how to present history to American students. Unfortunately, social studies won the education war and over the course of a couple of generations, social studies replaced history in American primary schools. This was devastating in the long term but only really became pervasive in our schools from about 1970. By 1990 the situation was too far gone. Allow me to explain:

One way humans learn is through repetition. This is why we make kids take Math and English every freaking year so that they learn through repetition how to communicate and calculate. We do not do the same with history. Instead, students get social studies that can encompass many different disciplines that may include history but also, anthropology, sociology, psychology and geography. So kids are trained to become jacks of all trades but they learn no proficiency in any of the arts.

Which brings us to the problem of history. History is linear. To understand it in context, you have to understand the chronology of events that produced the particular history under study. Social studies destroys the timeline of history and thus destroys the context. Kids learn all about movements and feelings and little to nothing of significant individuals or events, unless those are attached to a social movement selected for study. The result is that I encounter college students who can tell me all about the Stonewall Riots but have no idea what the Cold War was or why we were involved in it. My daughter in 8th grade could tell you all about the Holocaust, but she couldn't tell you why the peace that followed World War One was so short-lived.

The next problem with history instruction, when we finally get around to it in high school, is the instructors themselves. I freaking LOVE history, and that passion comes out in my classroom. That gets kids excited about coming to class. The problem is that our education system insists on producing educators, not teachers. You go to college not to study history so you can teach it. Instead you are compelled to go to a program to get a degree in education, when you may well have no aptitude for any subject, you are certified as a teacher and thrown into a classroom. History teachers are also completely devalued for their subject expertise. Go onto any job search site for education. See how many job openings advertise "Secondary History Teacher/Coach" or "Upper School Social Studies Instructor/Coaching background preferred". You never see that with STEM instructors. Too often this results in a person with a strong coaching background being assigned as a history instructor figuring that all they have to do is read ahead of the students.

We have killed history instruction in this country. More and more it is imperative that parents do what they can to supplement history instruction at home because before college, there is precious little history being taught. Even when the student does arrive at college, history instruction has become so specialized as to be almost meaningless in many courses and again, context is stripped away. History without context isn't history, it is grievance studies....

I had a Teacher in Hisory in HS that use to dress the part when he taught, hell, one week he would come dressed as Columbus and then WW2 he cam dressed as a soldier in full field uniform with equipment, the best teach I ever had, everyone wanted in his class for History, he would keep ya entertained while ya was learning

 

[FlourBluffHorn]

HooAh!

Bad ass!

https://www.eastidahonews.com/2019/...n1TkP5HnvLK2V87s-UWnc-xGfckKKlMMWRMNre5lN1X4o

 

[Cotton #12]

That's because they are using the 30% to buy votes on both sides. Ever heard a politician make a promise and do the opposite? It's your interest payment hard at work.....

very true,would be a very good 60 minutes story to expose the rats to the nation.