StuartT Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 We did nothing like that. No Manx history at all. Precious little British history for that matter. No caviliers & roundheads, no Glorious Revolution, no WWI, no WWII, and nothing post-war. Just Ancient Egypt, the Roman Empire, 1066, Henry the Eighth's wives, Chartists, and endlessly the Industrial and Agricultural Revolutions. But then educational standards were much lower then. 10/10 Too easy!!! WE also did no manx history in school - I agree it should really have been covered but then we study the national curiculum. That said, why weren't your parents teaching you about the manx culture like mine & others were? There are plenty of places you can go to find out about your history, why not get out there & find out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted January 7, 2007 Author Share Posted January 7, 2007 That said, why weren't your parents teaching you about the manx culture like mine & others were? There are plenty of places you can go to find out about your history, why not get out there & find out? It's post like that that lead people to think you are a tosser! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dontlookbehindyou Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 10 out of 10 I'm pleased to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonan3 Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 That said, why weren't your parents teaching you about the manx culture like mine & others were? There are plenty of places you can go to find out about your history, why not get out there & find out? It's post like that that lead people to think you are a tosser! Why did you say 'think,' Dec? Surely its just more proof of what we actually know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ean Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 http://www.sch.im/snhs/historyhpage/manx.html http://www.manxhistory.co.uk/ Could just be a SNHS thing then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted January 7, 2007 Author Share Posted January 7, 2007 It's posts like that that lead people to think you are a tosser! Why did you say 'think,' Dec? Surely its just more proof of what we actually know! Well he might be a nice guy in real life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxmaid Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Hey declan your not on your own, I too never learnt about Manx History at high school.... but my sister who is about 10 years younger then me did..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonan3 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 It's posts like that that lead people to think you are a tosser! Why did you say 'think,' Dec? Surely its just more proof of what we actually know! Well he might be a nice guy in real life. I bow to your superior powers of imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinnieK Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 I was never taught Manx History at school, or by my parents (which they're hardly obliged to do anyway), other than picking up a bit here and there on visits to Castle Rushen and the like. Can't say I would have relished it were it taught as part of the national curriculum. With wider British and European history you get the context necessary to understand a lot of the bigger events in the Island's past anyway, as well as the practical issue of providing the student with the basic knowledge a degree in History would require were they to go on to study it at a higher level. Not that that's to diminish an interest in local history, but I've always seen such specialised topics as better suited to those with an interest and professional historians with a special expertise in the area than one that should be adopted by a national curriculum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted January 10, 2007 Author Share Posted January 10, 2007 You might have a point, but we did precious little British and European history either. So I guess it would have been difficult to get the significance of Illium Dhone, when you know nothing of the Civil War. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonan3 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 You might have a point, but we did precious little British and European history either. So I guess it would have been difficult to get the significance of Illium Dhone, when you know nothing of the Civil War. Same here. We went from the Norman Conquest to a bit about discoveries (Diaz, Magellan, Columbus etc), a couple of lessons on the Renaissance and then straight to 'modern' history from the unification of Germany onwards. Fortunately, I had a good history teacher and I've since tried to make up for some the gaps in my knowledge - but local history isn't something I've paid much attention to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted January 11, 2007 Author Share Posted January 11, 2007 Surely, you'd left school before the reunification of Germany? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 I think Lonan is talking about the original unification, not the demise of the East and West divide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted January 12, 2007 Author Share Posted January 12, 2007 Ahh. They probably are teaching the fall of the Berlin Wall in history now. Just to make you all feel old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 I know, and I watched it on Sky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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