tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post9149488806987923643..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: History Is So Much More Than Just A Mish-Mash of Different Groups Of PeopleDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-6521096191861549352011-05-08T08:38:24.673-07:002011-05-08T08:38:24.673-07:00Usually Anon replies are not worth reading, but th...Usually Anon replies are not worth reading, but that one totally made sense.<br />Be proud and sign your name to that one.gbradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03786652600757982286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-55731757032604757752011-05-08T06:15:08.849-07:002011-05-08T06:15:08.849-07:00I am sure that all those populations that were mar...I am sure that all those populations that were marginalized because of ethnicity or religion are going to appreciate having people whose lifestyles mark them for special attention. Should we also include people who are frequently seen on TMZ? I am sure their contribution to history are underreported. What about the contributions of people of specific religious groups? What will be the outcome of history based on the achievements of Lutherans, Presbyterians and Mennonites? Sorry, but in my view history is meant to show the big picture, cause and effect. To take it down to demographic minutae not only makes history more confusing but alienates kids who don't care much about pesky details but who need to know what happened and why.Ellen Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845981491726296767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-67469877024947864782011-05-07T20:38:48.297-07:002011-05-07T20:38:48.297-07:00The biggest problem with this is that teaching tim...The biggest problem with this is that teaching time is limited. For any historic situation, there were prime movers and shakers, then people more remotely involved. By forcing inclusion of gay (or fill-in-the-blank minority), a very skewed result happens.<br /><br />Example: Some big historical event. All the organizers were dreaded white males. But! One person in the crowd was a hispanic lesbian! We will focus on her and tell her story, to the exclusion of what the event was really about.<br /><br />Who organized it? What happened? Why? What changed as a result? What was the whole reason for the event? Sorry, no time to answer those questions, but be glad that at least one person in the crowd (who did nothing except stand there) was a hispanic lesbian. Special bonus points if she's in a wheelchair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com