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… Articles: Musings of a College Instructor.

When I assign my students David McCullough's "Why History," they do very poorly. Yet when I show them the documentary film Hallowed Grounds about the many overseas American military cemeteries, they are struck by the dedication of the American soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice to secure the freedom of other peoples. It takes but one movie to instill in them a certain pride in this country, yet the schools still do not mandate American history classes at the college level. These young people are woefully unprepared to understand national and international issues that directly affect them. Most have never read the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, or even weekly news magazines.