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Wes Mantooth · 12-08-2010, 12:19 PM

Yeah I was reading some of the questions and thinking "Wait...I know this, gimmie a minute."

None of the question really sound trivial to be honest and it seems like they weren't so much teaching an overview of the material as I was accustomed to but rather making sure students really understood and had a much deeper grasp of the material. I guess it makes sense though, I could be a little off on my timeline but even in 1931 a good deal of students probably never went any further then the 8th grade (especially in rural areas) and that education had to serve them the rest of their lives. We in the modern world have the benefits of another 4 years of high school and in most cases at least 4 years of college, I guess we have the luxury of spreading out the learnin' a bit more.

12-08-2010, 12:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
Wes Mantooth Junkie Location: Tennessee	Yeah I was reading some of the questions and thinking "Wait...I know this, gimmie a minute." None of the question really sound trivial to be honest and it seems like they weren't so much teaching an overview of the material as I was accustomed to but rather making sure students really understood and had a much deeper grasp of the material. I guess it makes sense though, I could be a little off on my timeline but even in 1931 a good deal of students probably never went any further then the 8th grade (especially in rural areas) and that education had to serve them the rest of their lives. We in the modern world have the benefits of another 4 years of high school and in most cases at least 4 years of college, I guess we have the luxury of spreading out the learnin' a bit more. __________________ “My god I must have missed it...its hell down here!”