This was a great video! Good job! And the 4th of July is a very underrated holiday! We should celebrate it to show our love and appreciation to our country!
Also the 50 State flag from Robert was actually released and flew in the 4th of July So the US Congress really like to release the flags in the 4th of July
I'm Australian, so pardon my ignorance. But, what did you mean, when you were referring to the book, and saying "teaches you what the educational system does not and cannot?"
From my experience as a former teacher, History in general is not prioritized at all, as well as science. But the school system in general is very broken in America. Text books are written in a way that hides a lot of the painful truth of what really happened. But also, the education system focuses on memorization of dates and people, rather than critical thinking and lessons applied. So the school system in America as it stands does not and cannot teach as well as learning from good resources like this book and others can.
@@IllustratetoEducate That's very interesting. I'm in my third year studying Secondary Education in Australia and majoring in History. We have a similar problem with the government undervaluing History (the curriculum has merged History, Geography, and Business into one subject called HASS/SOSE). But we have a curriculum much more in line with what you're referencing, focusing on critical thinking and less on dates and people, and it has pros and cons. Cons: People have no sense of pride or admiration for the systems and policies that have been established. There's a warped idea of what some historical figures did (attributing James Cook with colonial figures, when he was literally just a cartographer) and a lack of knowledge of historical figures or being able to construct a basic timeline of events. Guilt and shame dominate our discourse relating to historical representations for younger generations. It appears to me that they're finding a sense of place and meaning in other identities or groups (their cultural background, sexual identity, hobbies, etc.) Pros: we have a much greater understanding of the culture/s we have displaced. Some are deriving a sense of meaning from trying to right the wrongs of the past (reestablish Aboriginal Australian culture/s, languages, etc.) It seems to be allowing us to more easily adapt to the changing demographics (i.e. a declining population requiring a greater amount of immigration, etc.) Apologies for the long message.
It’s true. There’s a lot of very unfortunate practices and events that I think should not be ignored. There’s lessons to be learned from all that so we don’t repeat the same mistakes.
