While discussing the articles in class week and last weeks blogs, I really started to think about some things. One of the things that we mentioned in class was how we could go to other countries like France and have a french person teach us about their heritage or to China and have a Chinese person teach us about Chinese history. But when it comes to America you don't have that one specific culture but a variety of things that you could learn and from many different people's perspectives. I found myself laughing at this idea because it was exactly right. America is comprised of many different cultures and ideas and yet we all seem to adapt to them.
On another note I feel as if the Europeans did not learn as much from the Native Americans as we could have. I feel that if they would have taken the time to listen and actually embrace their ideas instead of trying to control everything then maybe the "New World" could have been something much different. It is true that no matter what they were bound to find America but what could things have been like if they had been as truly "peaceful" as our elementary school education teaches us.
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I totally agree that America is such a mix of different cultures that we have a mixed heritage and therefore not one consistent view of shared history, but I think that this is a good thing. It provides a more diverse view of the peoples in this country.
Great points Monica. If "American" culture is a mix of many different peoples and events, what is the responsibility in teaching this multi-faceted history? And are educators doing this?
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