Betty by Gary Delainey and Gerry Rasmussen for January 09, 2024

I suppose she is also knowledgeable about ancient Alien pyramid builders.

Also, see “Bretton Woods.”

Junior’s life will be completely changed now he knows this.

Because lacking a foundation of common knowledge will leave you unable to comprehend more advanced materials. My wife continually encounters students who lack basic, background knowledge which puts another obstacle in the path of their learning.

I’ve learned a lot more history by watching The History Channel, as well as The Smithsonian Channel. Of course, as I get older, history is a LOT more interesting than it was in middle school. And there is no pop quiz tomorrow.

I’ve always loved history. The old programs on the History Channel are pretty decent but ancient aliens? um….I’ll stick to reading history and watching the old programs. You do learn something and can always find books to learn more. 8)

I enjoyed learning about the Church’s meeting to respond to Martin Luther in 1521. The “Diet of Worms”.

Granted, I am old enough to remember when channels like the History Channel were actually educational and interesting , rather than the junk “reality” shows that now dominate. Not sure Junior is old enough to get her references.

Are you kidding me? The History Channel doesn’t do history anymore. It’s an endless stream of reality shows. What are we supposed to learn from that?!

The whole point of an education, especially in our younger years, is to teach us, among other things, to enjoy learning and that it is a lifelong process, not a one and done. Those who still watch educational material, read widely and are open to learning new things, lead to the end result: a person who is fully equipped to understand and deal with life’s complexities. They have learned how to think.

love the history channel, but keeps repeating…

I love educational documentaries. Lots of them on YouTube. Another idea, read a book! I’m reading “Sapien” with a book club. Very interesting. Did you know that the French investing in a company to promote the establishment of New Orleans in what was called the “Mississippi Bubble” led to the French Revolution? This might have been the first real estate bubble.

Every time we moved, the history class for my year was pre-civil war US history. Never studied anything newer than that. Had to take one history class in college. Either pre-civil war US history or Early European History. I took the pre-civil war. It balanced out the 5 hard engineering classes I was also taking that semister.

She must mean the History Channel of 20 years ago…. there’s almost nothing on it about history anymore, only “reality tv” crap.

Telling the truth about history makes it more interesting and relevant.

A knowledge of history helps you recognize when politicians are using the same tactics that dictators used in the past to trick people into following them.