Quote Originally Posted by Fletch75 View Post
Sir Daniel and Jack Daw,

I agree that we have too much history to teach in a small time frame ourselves as Americans. We Just get the basics but its scary how little people know about important things. You see it all the time on Leno and Letterman, when they ask questions to passersby about history.

As far as learning why things happen that is high school and college level stuff. Everything before that is usually just dates and names. And we all usually have our family stories of why our ancestors came to America which can't be put in a book or class.

Having access to native Scots and people in other countries I find it interesting what they learn about subjects, be it our History or their own.

Thanks,

Darin
The details and differing POVs of history are available for those that want to learn it. Grousing that the common man on the street doesn't know his history is like a physician complaining that the regular Joe doesn't know the difference between a virus and bacteria.