It is shocking, but not surprising.  As an adult with Children that age, I see it with their friends as well.  There is too much American history taught in schools, and not enough world history.  WWII was just a big war we won (and to hear some Adults talk about it, they are as ignorant as the younger generation).

I always liked history.  But I know most of my friends in school hated it, and I suspect that has not changed.  Kids are not interested in what happened yesterday, just what the latest gadget or fad is today.

I am 24, me and my roomates know exactly what it is. We use it jokingly quite a bit. Say for instance: if someone stole a pair of my shoes and I am trying to figure out which one of the roomates took them, they will shoot me a "chill gestapo they are downstairs where you left them"

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Maybe they just hated history and didn't pay attention?

I think their to busy getting high.

I think their to busy getting high.

No excuse, I was doing that to

Well as a younger adult, I can say, that we did learn about the Holocaust in High School. I can remember every year in High School , watching the movie Schindler's list, just to give us a visual idea of what happened. And we were taught on it greatly as well. I just dont remember all of Hitler's elite forces and their names. But I know what happened there. So if you had asked me what the Gestapo was , I would have said no. And instead of answering as to who they were, and you went on to ask if I knew anything of the Holocaust, I would have answered yes, and explained as to what had happened.


So not everyone is reading comic books and smoking weed during History They just may not remember all of the facts that were taught to them....I am sure kids these days could ask their parents questions, and the parents may not remember all the facts as well.....



Ohh and a good book from a young girl's point of view about the Holocaust is called "Helen's Star" ( I believe that is the name of it ) ...but it is a true story about a young Jewish girl and the circumstancs her family was put through during the reign of Hitler.....Had to read it in H.S when we were learning about the Holocaust ; )

My gf had to take a holocaust class. It essentially covered the whole shebang. Me, I just read a lot on it. As WW2 is one of many times in history that I find interesting.

Now, am I suprised...nope, not really. Like Dr.Guy said...at least, it showed in some of the classes when i went to HS.

~S/P

at least, it showed in some of the classes when i went to HS.

Does it appear in HS classes today? Or is WW2 THAT ancient?

Does it appear in HS classes today? Or is WW2 THAT ancient?

Two things,

1) Yes, it is in a way. There is such a gap between,say -1945 and 2005. Besides the obvious 60 years, there's the fact that there have been numerous things that have happened in that time.

2) Yes, at least it did during my time. (I graduatted '05) The way i saw things, history was a...antique of a subject. There were a select few (myself being one of them) that really was intrigued by it, and actually stayed awake through the class. More often than naught, half the class (no joke), would be asleep or doing something different.

It also goes to show you the level of respect at the time.



~L