corner.nationalreview.com - 7/3/2009
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Here's something interesting -- and sad, and a little alarming. Some defenders of public schools -- I mean, die-hard, grasping-at-straws defenders -- say, "The reason we have public schools is that no one else can be counted on to teach basic facts about our country -- to teach civics. And we ...
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Independence Day Weekend
Ace of Spades HQ —
... do for the devout. Memorial and Veterans Day are important holidays I appreciate but not having much family history around the military, it's not quite as personal. I can respect these holidays and what they mean but the feel is not quite the same for me as it is for others. I am however a devout American. Independence Day is the day I get deep down in my bones. So as someone who loves the history of this country I was saddened but not surprised to this story on how little some HS kids know about this country . It got me thinking about how I came to be interested in history ...
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