tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post1933206207451495794..comments2024-03-28T19:18:40.387-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: Learning Nothing from HistoryOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-35380889990147307652010-10-23T09:25:22.149-04:002010-10-23T09:25:22.149-04:00I was going back a bit further, ck, to the 70'...I was going back a bit further, ck, to the 70's. They changed the rules eventually.<br /><br />And while I wouldn't want to go back to my high school in the 60's -- which was a lot like Duddy Kravitz' Fletcher's Field High School -- one advantage I think we had was four years of history -- Classical History in grade 8, British History in grade 9, Canadian History in grade 10, and World History in grade 11.<br /><br />We complained a lot about having to take history -- just as we complained about having to take Latin.<br /><br />But, in retrospect,taking history did us no harm. And, I would argue, those who now hold the reins would have benefited from the same experience.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-44334623475071419722010-10-23T08:48:10.123-04:002010-10-23T08:48:10.123-04:00Actually, I went to high school in Montreal. I was...Actually, I went to high school in Montreal. I was in grade 10 in the 80s and had to take the Canadian history course. My father also taught the course back then as well. If we flunked it, we actually did have to repeat it. Few notable exceptions were those going to Short Voc programs at schools like Riverdale High or (and I'm not even sure of this)those who dropped out without passing the course and then go to adult ed later to finish their high school leaving certificate.<br /><br />But you're right, as Krugman says in his article, this is probably the worst political economic version of Keeping up with the Jones's.ckhttp://sistersagesmusings.canoreply@blogger.com