Scott Walker: 'Why don't we teach American history anymore?'

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'Why don't we teach American history anymore?'
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By Scott Walker - - Thursday, February 20, 2020

ANALYSIS/OPINION:

Why don’t we teach American history anymore?

George Washington’s birthday is Feb. 22. Abraham Lincoln’s birthday is Feb. 12. And Ronald Reagan’s birthday is Feb. 6. Instead of honoring Washington and Lincoln on the anniversary of their actual day of births, we combine them all into one holiday called President’s Day.

America is an exceptional country. We have become an exceptional country because of great leaders like Washington, Lincoln and Reagan. There are others too — like Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, Harry Truman and John F. Kennedy. Yet, many of our schools gloss over these important leaders, if they even mention them at all.

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And learn about all of that icky stuff like responsibility, hard work, risk, war.. No way..