Post by tubman13 on Dec 7, 2018 12:44:45 GMT -6
The below is from Lee Noyes, so true and well put.
All,
The web link noted below accesses the Smithsonian magazine article on this subject by Jason Daley posted on November 29.
Numerous OP-ED columns have addressed the value of history and its relevance in our schools and colleges. One such pertinent commentary was the emphatic appeal by Norm Augustine to study this subject that transcends its academic justification and personal interest. His remarks appeared in the September 21, 2011 issue of The Wall Street Journal.
In his reaction to the poor performance of high school seniors, the former undersecretary of the Army persuasively argued that we should re-establish the importance of history in the American educational system because it imparts the critical thinking and effective communications skills necessary in the workplace regardless of occupation. (To foster Informed voting, we would add, is another goal.)
“A failing grade in history,” Augustine noted, “suggests that students are not only failing to comprehend our nation’s story and that of our world, but also failing to develop skills that are crucial to employment across sectors.” A job seeker who possesses such analytical and problem solving abilities “has a far greater chance of being employed today than his or her counterpart without those skills.”
This editorial (“The Education Our Economy Needs”) by the retired chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin will be provided as a PDF document upon request.
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www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-people-major-history-180970913/#Dbum5twWQPtoT4Ot.99
We’re raising young people who are, by and large, historically illiterate—even at the most esteemed institutions of higher learning. It’s shocking. David McCullough