Hello everyone--I just joined the Churchill Chat today! And I'm excited about joining in the discussion, if I can.
I couldn't believe what I read above, about this 'PC change' in the UK school system. How can children become interested in REAL history, if they're not taught about it in the early years??? That's how I became a history 'nut'--I remember first reading about the Second World War (and Churchill) as early as the fifth grade! And I also remember feeling very moved, while watching Churchill's funeral on TV, even as a kid. One has to catch the kids' attention about history as early as possible. Is there some shame about teaching young children about their own history? I am so sick to death of PC 'education'.... :( BTW (and I hope I am not too far off-topic): I am in the process of starting a Web site about Churchill's maternal grandfather, Leonard Jerome. I discovered he was born in Pompey, New York (which isn't far from where I live in Syracuse, NY). Last week I was in Palmyra, NY, which is between Syracuse and Rochester, and found the church where Leonard and Clara Jerome were married! I also met a local gentleman who is a huge Churchill expert; he does presentations on Churchill for various kinds of groups. I also have a running correspondence going with Sir Martin Gilbert. He's sent me his one-volume Churchill bio, plus some of his other works (First and Second World War, "The Righteous", and "A History of Israel"). Anyway: forgive me for this 'shameless self-promotion'. Please let me know if I'm off-base. And thanks again for letting me join! (Ms.) Pat Finnegan On Mar 30, 10:27 am, [email protected] wrote: > Oh please. > > In my school we only every got to Teddy Roosevelt. We never had and recent > history at all. > > The only way I learned anything was on my own. I didn't go to some crummy > school either. I took AP history American and European. > > The reality is that kids are not going to learn what they need in schools. > Sad - but true. They need to be interested enough to read outside school. > > That is where the centre comes in. > **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy > steps! > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220439616x1201372437/aol?red... > %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ChurchillChat?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
