The Mason Minute

The Mason Minute


Losing History (MM #5048)

January 16, 2025

This may sound like an odd question, but are we losing history? I read a story recently that upset me. It said that 20% of people recently surveyed had no knowledge of the Holocaust. This statistic touches on a subject I think about often. When we teach history in school, how do we determine how much time is spent on a topic? Every year is another year added to history. Many things I learned in school are likely glossed over, or less time is spent on them today. When I was in school, Watergate was a current event. Today, it’s one of many important topics that has happened in the last 45 years…

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