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Encaitare · 04-17-2005, 02:38 PM

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Hah,I'm the only one here who is from Croatia

I have a friend who's Croatian; she always goes there to visit her relatives over school vacations.

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obviously a lot of downers are in their mid teens and I am not sure how much recent history gets taught in schools.....

Absolutely none. My history textbook is from 1998, but of course we spend about two months on the social and economic conditions of the good old thirteen colonies and then have to cram World War II into two days.

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At anyrate, it is nice to find common 'stomping' ground among this diverse and far-flung group!

Definitely... there's even a fellow Long Islander here. Hooray for our fair isle!

Amanaduial the archer · 04-17-2005, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Guinevere

Let's hope that their Geography books are no older than they are!

No-o. Sadly not always the case. When I stopped Geography two years ago, my text book still had the USSR, Czechoslovakia and a divided Germany in it. A leeetle bit out of date, methinks...

You studied Macbeth four times, Mithalwen? In primary school, I managed to study 'The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tyler' at least twice. Twice each year that is

No, but seriously, we studied that book thrice, I think - rather spoiled the plot twist at the end, I must admit...

Gil-Galad · 04-18-2005, 07:16 AM

Funny, i'm in canada an my Social Studies book says "Canada Today" so i just wrote on it 'Five years ago' becaue it really was made in like 1998 or so...

Mithalwen · 04-18-2005, 09:12 AM

[QUOTE=Amanaduial the archer]No-o. Sadly not always the case. When I stopped Geography two years ago, my text book still had the USSR, Czechoslovakia and a divided Germany in it. A leeetle bit out of date, methinks...

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Germany was still divided when I did my school exchange

And my geographical map of africa was hightly innaccurate - since the atlas at home dated form the 50s and so it had Rhodesia and Tanganika and so forth

At least it was marginally better than my early 20th century set of "People of all Nations" ...beyond imperialist..

Feanor of the Peredhil · 04-18-2005, 09:41 AM

Some of the more recent history books do have the more current events, but since teachers seem to think that anything more recent than the Roaring Twenties is not cruicial to our learning, they plan the curriculum so that come June, we've just gotten into WWII. I did look ahead in last year's history book though, and found a short paragraph on September 11th. It was dwarfed by the incredibly huge picture of George W. Bush shaking hands with a foreign guy that I don't know the identity of.

Now Biology books... those were great. "It is the year 2005 and a silver space craft has just been launched and is on the way to our new colonies on Mars." Not. Even. Joking.

As for my location... I love it. Everybody should move to middle-of-nowhere New York. It's beautiful, and unlike last summer, this spring is warm. And sunny. With a warm breeze, budding trees, and flowers blooming everywhere. And if you look closely you can see muskrats swimming around in the old abandoned canal (that by all rights should not have any water in it right now. Thanks a lot, neighbors who leveled their land and tossed the excess earth into the drainage area). Ah, and the mosquitos that hover in clouds in my back yard... They breed in the canal, you know. But yes... move to New York. Regardless of the mosquitos and the spring-y smell of manure being spread on fields... it really is quite pretty. Reminds me of the Shire, when it's warm and sunny like it is now.

Fea [who's running off to look up the history and location of Croatia]

Hilde Bracegirdle · 04-18-2005, 10:08 AM

I discovered Saturday it's the beginning of sludge spreading season here. Funny that I can't picture the Shire smelling quite so rank.

Encaitare · 04-18-2005, 01:47 PM

I'm with Fea and all the t-shirts that tourists can buy every ten feet in NYC: I [heart] New York. It's got everything. The lovely central regions where Fea lives, the heinously snowy part near Canada where I'm probably going to college

, Long Island, Land of Suburbia, and a big, smelly city that's loads of fun.

If there were a happy medium between central NY and NYC (NOT suburbia, that doesn't count) then I would move there straight away. The perfect combination of quirky city bustle and nature would give me a permanent home.

Eruanna · 04-18-2005, 02:39 PM

Please spare a thought for the poor teachers who have to work with outdated textbooks and so forth, because so much money (in my school at least) has been spent on computers and swanky cyber-cafes.
Don't misunderstand me, I love my pc and find them a valuable tool in the classroom, but they will never replace books.

I have been incredibly self-indulgent this term. I am reading 'The Hobbit' with a Year 7 class and 'The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents' by Terry Pratchett, with a Year 8 group. They are enjoying both books and I often have to shut my classroom door in case their laughter disturbs other classes

Oh, just noticed the title of this thread...I live in the North-East of England.

04-18-2005, 07:16 AM	#3
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 4,734	Funny, i'm in canada an my Social Studies book says "Canada Today" so i just wrote on it 'Five years ago' becaue it really was made in like 1998 or so... __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

04-18-2005, 09:12 AM	#4
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	[QUOTE=Amanaduial the archer]No-o. Sadly not always the case. When I stopped Geography two years ago, my text book still had the USSR, Czechoslovakia and a divided Germany in it. A leeetle bit out of date, methinks... QUOTE] Germany was still divided when I did my school exchange And my geographical map of africa was hightly innaccurate - since the atlas at home dated form the 50s and so it had Rhodesia and Tanganika and so forth At least it was marginally better than my early 20th century set of "People of all Nations" ...beyond imperialist.. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

04-18-2005, 09:41 AM	#5
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	Some of the more recent history books do have the more current events, but since teachers seem to think that anything more recent than the Roaring Twenties is not cruicial to our learning, they plan the curriculum so that come June, we've just gotten into WWII. I did look ahead in last year's history book though, and found a short paragraph on September 11th. It was dwarfed by the incredibly huge picture of George W. Bush shaking hands with a foreign guy that I don't know the identity of. Now Biology books... those were great. "It is the year 2005 and a silver space craft has just been launched and is on the way to our new colonies on Mars." Not. Even. Joking. As for my location... I love it. Everybody should move to middle-of-nowhere New York. It's beautiful, and unlike last summer, this spring is warm. And sunny. With a warm breeze, budding trees, and flowers blooming everywhere. And if you look closely you can see muskrats swimming around in the old abandoned canal (that by all rights should not have any water in it right now. Thanks a lot, neighbors who leveled their land and tossed the excess earth into the drainage area). Ah, and the mosquitos that hover in clouds in my back yard... They breed in the canal, you know. But yes... move to New York. Regardless of the mosquitos and the spring-y smell of manure being spread on fields... it really is quite pretty. Reminds me of the Shire, when it's warm and sunny like it is now. Fea [who's running off to look up the history and location of Croatia] __________________ peace

04-18-2005, 02:39 PM	#8
Eruanna Memento Mori Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Past The Point Of No Return Posts: 1,117	Please spare a thought for the poor teachers who have to work with outdated textbooks and so forth, because so much money (in my school at least) has been spent on computers and swanky cyber-cafes. Don't misunderstand me, I love my pc and find them a valuable tool in the classroom, but they will never replace books. I have been incredibly self-indulgent this term. I am reading 'The Hobbit' with a Year 7 class and 'The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents' by Terry Pratchett, with a Year 8 group. They are enjoying both books and I often have to shut my classroom door in case their laughter disturbs other classes Oh, just noticed the title of this thread...I live in the North-East of England. __________________ "Remember, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies."

04-18-2005, 10:08 AM	#6
Hilde Bracegirdle Relic of Wandering Days Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: You'll See Perpetual Change. Posts: 1,480	I discovered Saturday it's the beginning of sludge spreading season here. Funny that I can't picture the Shire smelling quite so rank.

04-18-2005, 01:47 PM	#7
Encaitare Bittersweet Symphony Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: On the jolly starship Enterprise Posts: 1,814	I'm with Fea and all the t-shirts that tourists can buy every ten feet in NYC: I [heart] New York. It's got everything. The lovely central regions where Fea lives, the heinously snowy part near Canada where I'm probably going to college , Long Island, Land of Suburbia, and a big, smelly city that's loads of fun. If there were a happy medium between central NY and NYC (NOT suburbia, that doesn't count) then I would move there straight away. The perfect combination of quirky city bustle and nature would give me a permanent home.