Not gonna lie, went into this one expecting it to be something along the lines of someone claiming the Greeks were the earliest examples of Americans or something
Cerebral_Overload on
Sounds like Liam is kind of person who thinks if it wasn’t taught in school it’s not worth knowing. At some point people have to take responsibility for their own education.
mamaaaoooo on
We literally only study our own history and pretty much only from 1485 (tudor) to 1714 (stuarts) and conveniently leave out the horrid shit we did overseas. Its rather unbritish to be proud of this country (as in the government, systems and class structure, not the people) everything’s bolloxed to shit as it always has been and always will be
BaRahTay on
Ah yes I can think of nothing more American than the Odyssey, it’s right next to the declaration of independence when Nicholas Cage steals it.
DiligentPenguin_7115 on
“I’m from the UK and never read it in school”
Okay…?? I’m from Southeast Asia and have never read it in school either, but I still know about it thanks to something called the Internet…and also social media…shocking, am I right?
marabou22 on
This reminded me of a funny discussion I had while working at a bookstore many years ago. A teenage girl came in looking for the Odyssey for school. I showed it to her. She flipped through it and said “um this looks like a poem. My teacher said it’s a book.” I said “well it is a book. It’s just not a novel. It’s called an epic poem”. Her: “no this is wrong. My teacher said it’s a book. Not a poem.” I tried explaining again. Showed her various editions. She wouldn’t budge. Finally I suggested she check out other location. Which she was fine with. I wish I could have been there when she arrived at school without the book and said to her teacher…”um, this isn’t a book. It’s a poem”
julesthemighty on
World history outside of the British Empire isn’t taught in UK schools? Homer is pretty darn important to Euro and English lit. Granted, epic poetry can be a challenge to read and I don’t blame folks who don’t want to read it. But the existence and impact should be taught – I’m not sure Shakespeare and Tolkien would have been the same without it.
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Not gonna lie, went into this one expecting it to be something along the lines of someone claiming the Greeks were the earliest examples of Americans or something
Sounds like Liam is kind of person who thinks if it wasn’t taught in school it’s not worth knowing. At some point people have to take responsibility for their own education.
We literally only study our own history and pretty much only from 1485 (tudor) to 1714 (stuarts) and conveniently leave out the horrid shit we did overseas. Its rather unbritish to be proud of this country (as in the government, systems and class structure, not the people) everything’s bolloxed to shit as it always has been and always will be
Ah yes I can think of nothing more American than the Odyssey, it’s right next to the declaration of independence when Nicholas Cage steals it.
“I’m from the UK and never read it in school”
Okay…?? I’m from Southeast Asia and have never read it in school either, but I still know about it thanks to something called the Internet…and also social media…shocking, am I right?
This reminded me of a funny discussion I had while working at a bookstore many years ago. A teenage girl came in looking for the Odyssey for school. I showed it to her. She flipped through it and said “um this looks like a poem. My teacher said it’s a book.” I said “well it is a book. It’s just not a novel. It’s called an epic poem”. Her: “no this is wrong. My teacher said it’s a book. Not a poem.” I tried explaining again. Showed her various editions. She wouldn’t budge. Finally I suggested she check out other location. Which she was fine with. I wish I could have been there when she arrived at school without the book and said to her teacher…”um, this isn’t a book. It’s a poem”
World history outside of the British Empire isn’t taught in UK schools? Homer is pretty darn important to Euro and English lit. Granted, epic poetry can be a challenge to read and I don’t blame folks who don’t want to read it. But the existence and impact should be taught – I’m not sure Shakespeare and Tolkien would have been the same without it.