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It si worse than that

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Submitted by George Zilbergeld (United States), Apr 4, 2017 at 21:01

Thank you for revealing this terrible news. Perhaps it will help turn things around.

I am sad because the United States is the United States because the founding folks studied history and political science not because they studied engineeering.

I am afraid that I have more bad news to add on. Many schools now have a requirement of only one course in Western Civilization and one course in a non-western civilziation. So now students can know very little about two civilizations.

Any ideas of how to turn this around?

Submitting....

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I don't see an alternative to founding new institutions.

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momentous academic decline [17 words]darlene casellaApr 9, 2018 12:05242715
It's Not Only History [203 words]
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why I didn't study history [206 words]rwApr 4, 2017 21:26238166
It si worse than that [89 words]
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George ZilbergeldApr 4, 2017 21:01238165
Horrible History [22 words]
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Couldn't agree more [175 words]Ron ThompsonApr 4, 2017 16:52238155
Publish or perish may be behind the Microcosmographia [30 words]ETApr 4, 2017 14:49238154
Perhaps it has something to do with the younger generation trying to get faculty jobs [16 words]ETApr 4, 2017 14:43238153
1Qui Bono [375 words]Douglas Schulek-MillerApr 4, 2017 14:32238152

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