tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post8254509860308853530..comments2023-05-31T14:16:36.022+03:00Comments on Otto's Random Thoughts: ThursdayJ. Otto Pohlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07457089758142264049noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post-49763557798784572972016-04-16T15:51:32.483+03:002016-04-16T15:51:32.483+03:00It is a survey and introduction class. They take m...It is a survey and introduction class. They take my Aspects of World History, 1914-1945 next semester. Also it only covered the war in Europe not Asia and the Pacific. You can do a good basic coverage of the European theatre in two hours if you don't get bogged down into details. J. Otto Pohlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07457089758142264049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858950.post-90780220248858261542016-04-15T23:53:47.384+03:002016-04-15T23:53:47.384+03:00RE: "This afternoon I finished up the last le...RE: "This afternoon I finished up the last lecture for History of Europe, 1789-1945 for this semester. I covered World War II today. I started on 23 August 1939 with the Molotov - Ribbentrop Pact and went up to 9 May 1945 with the defeat of Nazi Germany."<br /><br />One day to cover WW II? Is this for a survey or introduction class? Seems overly fast too me to do it "justice".<br /><br />I remember my father telling me about the lessons from 1860 to 1865 that he learned while sitting at the feet of veterans who fought in some of the battles on the porch of the local general store. (No relations though, as his paternal and maternal ancestors came over from German villages in Volhynia circa AD 1900 to America.) During my US History Class I told my father that 1860-1865 was covered in one slim chapter. My history teacher said the essence was "South" bad and "North" good, which left me dissatisfied. So my father recommended that I go to the oldest library in the county before it was demolished and read the books authored by eye witnesses, which I did.<br /><br />My general question is what are the students in Ghana learning about the rest of the world? Hopefully much more than I learned about my own country in High School!derRachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07144233067868077338noreply@blogger.com