I took AP U.S.History in 1971. It was substantially non political. My understanding is that has changed. Now it it leftist, revisionist, PC History.
Public schools are a scourge on America!
I had AP History in 1966. Very tough, definitely at the college level.
One of my kids took AP history three years ago. It was a sick joke. Take science or math AP, but not history.
“I took AP U.S.History in 1971. It was substantially non political. My understanding is that has changed. Now it it leftist, revisionist, PC History.”
I am finishing a semester in Honors History for college. It is on American History from 1945-Present. The text book reads like the Communist Manifesto. I had to tell my Professor that I am in my 50’s, lived through a good chunk of this and the book’s author is to the left of Lenin. He didn’t disagree.
We came to an understanding after the first week of the course. He can teach his mush to the young Stalinists and I won’t interfere by getting political. In exchange I can correct any comments by the students in our discussion threads that are not factual. And I will back it up by citing sources that are not right wing. He agreed.
Been the most fun 8 weeks of my life. One young lady went on about how much she hated Reagan, that he was a buffoon, that Gorbachev schooled him and actually won the cold war for the Russians, and was so happy that Reagan died of Alzheimers four months after he left office.
My response was priceless. “Lady, you’re an idiot and whoever you got your information from is also an idiot.” The teacher intervened and reminded the young lady that Reagan died several years after leaving office. And she still wouldn’t accept it.