A Scot's view of how little Scots are taught of their own history

[Benning Boy]

When in Germany I found the locals I asked about one of my great grandfather's era, when Bismark was in power, and quite a few more well off Prussians emigrated to America, the Germans I spoke with had very little idea about the history of their country in those days. Indeed they seemed to know little of the days before 1945. I learned more in an American high school world history class than they had.

Today American high school kids seem to know next to nothing of their own history. I have yet to meet one who could pass a citizenship test. I slid through my 8th grade American history class based on what I had learned in grade school.

Scots aren't the only ones not learning their history today.