Sorry to sound rude, but in my primary school (somewhere at the back of beyond) in Africa, we were already learning about World history in the fourth year.
I think 7 years is too long to spend on Texas history and I think it explains why Americans lack a lot of basic knowledge about the rest of the World. I mean, if you only start learning about US history in the 8th grade, how much time do you devote to World history?
Hey—I went to grade school when God was still a child. I’m sure things have changed since then—that’s just the was it was in the small school district I attended.
That was before there was an NEA to tell us how to do things.
Funnily enough, we were taught to read well, think things through, and question what we were told. Surprising how much success my classmates attained......................