2 + 2 = 100 in base 3

History is one part of the Social Studies, which is one of the four basic
academics we teach in schools. Included in Social Studies are Geography,
History, Government (and Civics) and Economics. Of these, economics
probably receives the least attention in classrooms, IMHO. Geography is
only as good as the maps available to the class and the frequency with
which the teacher uses them. Learning history depends on telling a good
story. Government is the last social studies class of the high school
curriculum and goes into as much depth as the teacher and her resources
provide. Economics has objectives in elementary school, but in high school
is only included in the vocational tracks.

Like you New York friend, I too found much more interest and attention to
the Civil War after moving to Virginia. It wasn't that big a deal growing
up in PA. When the civil rights activities in the South began to hit the
evening news in PA, I was learning about the important documents of our
nation including the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the
workings of Government to fulfill those documents. I remember almost
dismissing the evening news as impossible in our country, until I moved to
Richmond on the heals of the repeal of the Jim Crow laws and experiencing
the aftermath.

My history questions for this lovely Sunday is: What aspects of the Civil
War led to the Civil Rights Era? Was there anything that should have been
handled better to avoid it requiring more than 100 years for all races and
genders to be considered equal citizens and equal human beings? What are
have we really learned from the Civil War?

                                         Anne


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