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Well, that's interesting. That wasn't in my textbooks. It certainly makes Locke seem a bit more human. BTW, I've had a bee in my bonnet for years over example
by hilbert42 5y ago
Well, that's interesting. That wasn't in my textbooks.
It certainly makes Locke seem a bit more human.
BTW, I've had a bee in my bonnet for years over examples like this. So much stuff is edited out from what we are taught. Sure, this is trite and somewhat useless example but so often this is not the case.
Another example is documentary footage: almost daily, one sees a tiny snippet of a scene cut of some important news or historical event which disappears within a second before one's taken the scene in. Why bother showing it if the scene is incomprehensible?
What makes this so annoying is that we all know there's more footage as cameramen don't shoot scenes like that (they let the camera run as long as possibke). Unfortunately, the ordinary punter never gets to see the stuff that's left on the cutting room floor.
- jfengel 5y agoMuch of history is taught on the Great Man Theory, which focuses on individuals doing important things. Their humanity, as well as the contribution of anybody else, is ignored in favor of a simpler narrative of history as a series of great events. Historians are increasingly looking at history as a fuller story, but that hasn't really trickled down to schools yet. It might engage students more, but it is harder to quiz and isn't seen as inspiring patriotism.
- hilbert42 5y agoPrecisely.