Personally, from my own experience, the History and Culture classes of many schools don't include too much on the more obscure, yet important cultures. I find that it's quite sad that they teach things like Roman and Greek mythology, which are the classics, they don't teach the more obscure things. I think it's important to teach the other classics of other cultures, because it gives students to make comparisons between stories, thus expanding the amount the students can learn. While there is limited information on some cultures, such as the Polynesian mythologies, there are other prominent cultures that could be taught, such as the Chinese and Indian mythologies.

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-England getting mad at America for insulting his scones

I think the idea of High School is to give students an overall general education in all areas. I mean, it's arguable that you don't learn nearly enough about English, Maths, Science, etc. But time is a limited thing.

Just teaching teenagers a general view is the best way, and then let each decide individually whether it's something that they'd like to learn more about personally. Specialisation is what University/College is for.

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Yea, our high school mainly deals with the popular stuff. But there are electives you could take to become more selective of the topic, ie. Brit Lit and World Lit.

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True, true. But I definitely wished they covered the other really important stuff.

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"BLAST IT! THAT WAS A RECIPE FOR SCONES PASSED DOWN BY MY MUMSY!
-England getting mad at America for insulting his scones

More obscure like what?

Most school boards for high schools determine what is relevant to create a prepared well rounded student for the region you will be released into when you become an adult, or graduate. Being from a Western civilization, they usually want you to have a core understanding of how your nation was formed, how policy and government was formed, and what the major influencing factors are that help create your national identity.

You're learning Greek and Roman history because it's relevant (democracy, republic yadda yadda), the same as you learn the Modern history of your country.

It's up to you to decide at this point what you want to specialize in when you go to college. Highschool has provided you with the core comprehension skills you need to succeed in life (hopefully).

And... Just because your high school doesn't have it, doesn't mean you can't go out to a library and get a book on a topic of interest to you.


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Ps You should be able to take a concise world history course in high school

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Depends on the school system sadly, some school boards value education on a more generalized level. I think most High Schools avoid trying to teach a comprehensive list of everything, there's not enough time and it would be a waste on those students that don't fancy history to begin with.

Knowing that you're so interested in this subsection of history why not approach your teacher and ask what resources you can look into? I'm sure they'll be more than happy to provide you with something good to read!

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I'm sure your school would offer it if a group of half a dozen or more people approached the school and asked for it to be offered. In my school, there are plenty of teachers who, due to some small group of friends asking them, offer courses now that weren't offered last year. I should know, I'm one of the people who approached a teacher. However, my school is one of the few in the entire state that is actually doing financially well. However, in the case of financial incapability, you can't really blame the school because it's not the school's fault. They're just offering the classes that get the most people signing up for them.

And, hey, that mysterious thing called the student council actually has a purpose. You should consider joining it! You'll just have to deal with the large amount of preps and power crazy teenagers.

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(March 10, 2011 08:09:41 PM)Darryl Wrote:  Grammar Nazi: Aaron (15 Votes)

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