Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Geography
A little over 50 years ago I was a sophomore in High School and
took a Geography class.....For freshmen it was Social Studies,
juniors World History and seniors American History.....These
four subjects gave you an understanding of the world as it
existed, past and present.....
It appears today that a simple, straight forward, Geography
class consists in the development of "Mental Landscaping"
and its effects on how a high school student perceives the
rest of the world......
No wonder the kids today are not learning anything.....Just think
that when they get older and are doing a crossword puzzle,
no one taught them the four letter word for China Continent
or how to read a map when the "On Star" or auto GPS
system fails....Their only survival tool is to "Mental
Landscape" and try to solve their problem....Pumps
took a Geography class.....For freshmen it was Social Studies,
juniors World History and seniors American History.....These
four subjects gave you an understanding of the world as it
existed, past and present.....
It appears today that a simple, straight forward, Geography
class consists in the development of "Mental Landscaping"
and its effects on how a high school student perceives the
rest of the world......
No wonder the kids today are not learning anything.....Just think
that when they get older and are doing a crossword puzzle,
no one taught them the four letter word for China Continent
or how to read a map when the "On Star" or auto GPS
system fails....Their only survival tool is to "Mental
Landscape" and try to solve their problem....Pumps
# posted by Pumps @ 6:45 PM 
