What book are you reading these days?

[disruptivehair]

History? Well I remember having the choice of History or Geography at GCSE level so that would be at about 14. Nothing wrong with that. Besides I was really annoyed that the only history that was taught was the British Monarchy and WW2. I would have much preferred to learn ancient history such as egyptology

When I was in school in Texas...from 1980 to 1993...we took a course called 'social studies' starting in the fourth grade (age 9-10) lasting through to sixth grade (age 11-12). Social studies taught US history, US government, citizenship, and world history. In seventh grade we took a year of Texas history, and in eighth-ninth grade we had the two-year US history course. Tenth grade was US government and macro/microeconomics, and eleventh grade was world history, from the ancient world all the way to the modern world...basically everything outside of America. This included geography. By twelfth grade most students did not take a history course, and the only one offered at my school beyond world history was European history, so that's what I took. I also took art history.

I simply can't believe that they don't REQUIRE British pupils to study the history of their own country. God knows they boast about the length and breadth of it enough...at least to me...so you'd think they'd be more anxious to teach it. Apparently not!

[FishGuy]

Last of the Amazons (Paperback)
by Steven Pressfield (Author)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Amazons...e=UTF8&s=books

[FunkyDexter]

I simply can't believe that they don't REQUIRE British pupils to study the history of their own country

I think it's still obligatory up to 14 and we do tend to concentrate on our own (though whether that's a good thing is debatable). The trouble is that history is such a HUGE subject that teaching it to 16 wouldn't really make a great deal of difference. I don't think schools will ever be able to properly teach History but might just be able to teach a love of it - after that it's down to the individual.

The Big Book of DIY has so far enabled me to tile my kitchen and bathroom (wall and floors - slate in the kitchen ), fit my own kitchen and do the skirting in the newly plastered bedroom. I'm starting to get brave and I might have a go at that leaky gutter soon instead of forking out for a roofer.