6th Period Humanities....who new what surprises awaited me there?
On Tuesday i walked into humanities: bored, tired and past being at the school that day. i could almost hear the home-time bell ringing just 50 more minutes till school would end.
i didn't walk into room 9 expecting to be inspired not even mildly interesting in whatever my teacher had to see.
then i saw we were doing. WW1 history and i was genuinely excited. I wouldn't say world war history is my specialty or that im anything special in that area but it is something i really enjoy learning about an i have a deep respect for.
As i was riding on cloud nine happy with the prospect of enjoying humanities for the first time since the start of year 7 i was abruptly brought back to earth.
My Class,10b.
I realized at that moment that i wasn't going to enjoy this subject because my class had no idea.
half of them wouldn't even be able to point out the countries involved on a map! (bar Aus and the USA maybe)
how did this happen? when did people start not caring out WW history, being so callous?
i can understand and respect that not everyone enjoys history but i believe every Australian should have some appreciation what the men and boys did for our country! i was hurt, no i was angry that my class didn't care and knew hardly anything about past sacrifices!
now maybe this just me but i think people should have respect for this topic!!
perhaps its not their fault...maybe they have never really been taught...
i disagree.how many projects on ANZAC or remembrance day would the average year 10 student have done? answer: a heap!
BUT IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO SINK IN!!
perhaps im being unfair but that is something i really cant stand!
last year we did the holocaust and half my class hadn't even heard of hitler.
HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? i repeat.
sorry about my ranting and raving but it just GETS to me...i cant help it!
why doesn't anyone seem to care
argh its just so frustrating
Am I Being Unfair?
i apologize again but this is important to me and i think it should be important to others aswell!
love Bella
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Bella, I completely agree with you. It's a sad fact that with each successive generation, the past world wars are increasingly forgotten.
ReplyDeleteI think it should be a mandatory subject that everyone is taught about the sacrifices their grandfathers and great-grandfathers (etc.) made so that we can enjoy the freedom we do today.
Whether or not someone's country participated, and whether or not you even agree with war it's important to know about history.
The town I live in (Ajax, Ontario) was born in the forties as a war town, supplying ammunition for the Allies. Unfortunately the veterans are dying off and soon there will be very few left. These people have to be recognized and respected for their contributions and sacrifice.
I'm proud of you for making this post; most people in your age group are pretty clueless about this I'm afraid.
Cheers,
Barry