Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] 4th of July
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In a message dated 6/30/2000 1:20:48 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
fxfireob@... writes:
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the American Version... It's really interesting having lived in both
countries to hear the British and American versions of history and of how the
US got started.
Dawn F
fxfireob@... writes:
<< 4th of July message
>>Didn't want to copy the entire message, just to say that this is of course
the American Version... It's really interesting having lived in both
countries to hear the British and American versions of history and of how the
US got started.
Dawn F
susan wilson
i for one would be interested in other versions. my personal belief
is that nearly all of life falls in the realm of the
subjective/personalperspective. i somehow missed most of the american
history 'taught' in school plus being part native american my interest
have been in areas other then the 'founding' of america (the joke that
it is). also we're about 1/2 through reading "carry on mr bowditch"
which begins during the revolutionary war - btw i highly recommend
this book.
-susan
austin,tx
is that nearly all of life falls in the realm of the
subjective/personalperspective. i somehow missed most of the american
history 'taught' in school plus being part native american my interest
have been in areas other then the 'founding' of america (the joke that
it is). also we're about 1/2 through reading "carry on mr bowditch"
which begins during the revolutionary war - btw i highly recommend
this book.
-susan
austin,tx
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> Didn't want to copy the entire message, just to say that this is of
> the American Version... It's really interesting having lived in bothof how
> countries to hear the British and American versions of history and
> the
> US got started.
>
> Dawn F
Nanci and Thomas Kuykendall
>Dawn FDawn, was it you that said you had lived in both countries and recognized this as the American version of the history? I would love to hear the Brittish version. How it differs from what we are taught and what things may be more or less accurate than our version.
Nanci K.
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I'll dig out some of my English History Books, (yes I've kept them from
school) and give you the titles and names... In this cosmopolitan world we
live in, I'm sure there'll be no problem getting them. I'll ask my mum about
other ones that she recommends. She the History buff in our family, going
back to the 1600....and up to present day.
Dawn F
I'll dig out some of my English History Books, (yes I've kept them from
school) and give you the titles and names... In this cosmopolitan world we
live in, I'm sure there'll be no problem getting them. I'll ask my mum about
other ones that she recommends. She the History buff in our family, going
back to the 1600....and up to present day.
Dawn F
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All:
I think that unless any of us were there around the time of 1776, and I know
that I wasn't, and in either country, then everything is going to be written
from a slanted perspective, whether that be British or American. There is no
good or bad on that perspective, it just is a perspective from the person who
wrote it. As we have seen recently on this list, people have different ideas
and perceptions about subjects.
I'm sure if you going into any of the UK sites and read what they have to
say, you will see that events didn't necessarily happen the way they are
reported here, or the importance of them.
You have to remember that July 4th is a big deal to Americans, it's just
another work day to the British and, unless they have American friends, most
don't even know what it is. It's not a relevant issue to a culture that has
over 1000 years of documented history. I think that's one of the big
differences between Great Britian and America. This country is so young
(since it killed off the Native Americans) that any history at all is
important.
When I lived in Philadelphia one of my friends was so excited for me to see
the Bell. She kept on about how old it was... When she told me how old it
was I blinked and said "my grandmother lives in a house older than that"...
Again it's all perception.
I feel fortunate that I was born there, married to an American and live her
now. My children will have the benefit of learning about history from both
perspectives.
Just my little 2 cents or should I say 2 pence.
Dawn F
I think that unless any of us were there around the time of 1776, and I know
that I wasn't, and in either country, then everything is going to be written
from a slanted perspective, whether that be British or American. There is no
good or bad on that perspective, it just is a perspective from the person who
wrote it. As we have seen recently on this list, people have different ideas
and perceptions about subjects.
I'm sure if you going into any of the UK sites and read what they have to
say, you will see that events didn't necessarily happen the way they are
reported here, or the importance of them.
You have to remember that July 4th is a big deal to Americans, it's just
another work day to the British and, unless they have American friends, most
don't even know what it is. It's not a relevant issue to a culture that has
over 1000 years of documented history. I think that's one of the big
differences between Great Britian and America. This country is so young
(since it killed off the Native Americans) that any history at all is
important.
When I lived in Philadelphia one of my friends was so excited for me to see
the Bell. She kept on about how old it was... When she told me how old it
was I blinked and said "my grandmother lives in a house older than that"...
Again it's all perception.
I feel fortunate that I was born there, married to an American and live her
now. My children will have the benefit of learning about history from both
perspectives.
Just my little 2 cents or should I say 2 pence.
Dawn F
Dia Garland
Dawn,
Great post. You are so right that we learn about history from second (or
third or fourth) hand sources usually. And all sources have an agenda or
bias, therefore it is important to read about a timeframe from several
different sources. In America we have two versions of the Civil War, the
Southern and the Northern. A friend of mine who was born and raised in the
South learned a very different version of it than I did. For example, she
was taught that the South won.
Dia
Great post. You are so right that we learn about history from second (or
third or fourth) hand sources usually. And all sources have an agenda or
bias, therefore it is important to read about a timeframe from several
different sources. In America we have two versions of the Civil War, the
Southern and the Northern. A friend of mine who was born and raised in the
South learned a very different version of it than I did. For example, she
was taught that the South won.
Dia