tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post5214546047421033460..comments2023-07-22T15:44:42.859+01:00Comments on More about the song - rambling with Rachel Fox: Repeating history?Rachel Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-33636538447154165952009-08-13T09:51:34.379+01:002009-08-13T09:51:34.379+01:00I was a much more a 'NOW' person as a youn...I was a much more a 'NOW' person as a young one but I am getting over that. A bit.<br /><br />As for teaching history...our Girl keeps saying she loves history and I am hoping she keeps that enthusiasm as schooldays tick by. We'll see...I'm hoping to learn along with her!<br /><br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-45133115552931627462009-08-12T22:45:17.418+01:002009-08-12T22:45:17.418+01:00I never did Higher History at school because, fran...I never did Higher History at school because, frankly, what they studied bored me - all industrial revolution, Second World War and Suffragettes. Yawn.<br /><br />So all my historical reading was stuff I wanted to know about and, therefore, stuff I read myself.<br /><br />I think with me it was a case of "I'm interested in this subject - how did it get to be what it was?" And that meant I read about the history of maths, music, poetry, people, etc. I just like knowing where things come from.<br /><br />As such, I can <b><i>sort of</i></b> understand that crazy idea some Scottish Governement education spokesman had about getting rid of it as a subject altogether (history would be taught within all the other subjects instead). But it's a crazy idea, and I hope it never happens.deemikayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01421704728979191339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-45590401572121087432009-08-10T22:12:04.444+01:002009-08-10T22:12:04.444+01:00I wouldn't have had you down as a 'dropped...I wouldn't have had you down as a 'dropped history early' candidate, Titus...you must have kept it as a big sideline! I know some bits better than others (have read more history about the countries whose languages I studied for example) but overall I am pretty rubbish and must try harder.<br /><br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-57970174725265766232009-08-10T13:47:02.740+01:002009-08-10T13:47:02.740+01:00I've already discovered the bit about tying in...I've already discovered the bit about tying in knots etc. Still - what would life be - etc etcFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12455584448055432913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-19011781291006505252009-08-10T13:43:24.165+01:002009-08-10T13:43:24.165+01:00I love history, but had to abandon it at the same ...I love history, but had to abandon it at the same age as you in order to take three sciences (why?!). Unfortunately I think what is true for us is also true for mankind: we don't learn from history, only from experience. So history moves us, but I'm not sure it changes us.<br />"Never again" always seems to happen somewhere else again.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-21689488788042885292009-08-10T10:35:55.707+01:002009-08-10T10:35:55.707+01:00I'd better pop my head in, as this appears to ...I'd better pop my head in, as this appears to be the history drop out club! With history, it's all about the way you tell it...read a lot of history that wasn't called history!Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-39040939010259421262009-08-08T20:17:43.233+01:002009-08-08T20:17:43.233+01:00Happy travels, Colin. I never knew a Grandad (of m...Happy travels, Colin. I never knew a Grandad (of mine). Bet you're a good one - lucky weans.<br /><br />And CGP...yes, it gets to the point when you realise what you missed! I find straight history books hard to concentrate on sometimes (my own weakness partly) but works of fiction like the Mantel book I'm reading now seem to hold my attention. She really brings the era to life. Also we go to a lot of museums with our Girl now (she loves history and I'm hoping she will keep with it a bit longer than I did) so I'm catching up a bit that way too.<br /><br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-68396989288759523222009-08-08T19:08:46.339+01:002009-08-08T19:08:46.339+01:00I droppped history too but have been reading about...I droppped history too but have been reading about it a lot since my early thirties.....Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-70521928769101970022009-08-08T13:55:30.659+01:002009-08-08T13:55:30.659+01:00Back to Germany tomorrow to see the grandweans. I&...Back to Germany tomorrow to see the grandweans. I'll catch up when I get back.Colin Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15627539650929533832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-31766336472097861332009-08-08T10:17:11.721+01:002009-08-08T10:17:11.721+01:00Oh, there's so much relying on that 'if we...Oh, there's so much relying on that 'if we're smart...'! And of course history, and day-to-day experience, tell us that so often the opposite is the case (but not always...and there's the spark of hope, Hope).<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-3259133008967441492009-08-07T21:42:50.152+01:002009-08-07T21:42:50.152+01:00What is that ditty which claims if we don't le...What is that ditty which claims if we don't learn from history's mistakes, we are doomed to repeat them? <br /><br />I think sharing one's history is how we learn. And if we're smart, we'll learn from each other rather than stick to our own version of "the truth".hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.com