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[quote=Anonymous]This article is basically saying that you can't be an expert at everything and that we should first be an expert on being an American and proud to be one first. It's similar to the argument that you shouldn't focus on being well rounded anymore, but should specialize in something and be very good at it. The problem with those arguments though is that people become good at a couple of things and know who they are but then have little understanding for others who aren't like them and tend to segregate. Just think of the disputes between the republicans and democrats acting as if there's no common ground between them. The US doesn't have one national identity like many other nations. It's always been a land of immigrants, so therefore I think it would only help us if we all tried to learn a little about one another. Only then I feel will we actually be strong as a nation. Pride in America comes from caring about your neighbors and civic opportunities more than history. This worldwide teaching of history is even more important now because the US plays such a dominant role overseas and because so much of our business is now overseas. I have no idea on the merits of the IB program, but I can appreciate children taking at least a couple of world history courses rather than just American history. It seems silly that American children must memorize so many dates and people in US history, but can't tell even basic history events from other countries. I get the feeling a lot of people in government haven't learned much about other countries either because of all of the misunderstandings read in the paper. If the IB program is ever scrapped, I think a worldwide view of history should be kept in some form.[/quote]

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