They do, and it was in my GCSE. Sheesh get some facts and perspective people.
Which means you must have started at LEAST 3 years ago & would have followed a curriculum designed before that. The curriculums are being messed about all the time. When looked up an saw an example of a recent history exam material i was shocked. Yes it explained about ww2 from a factual "it happened" standpoint, it hardly went in to "why" did it happen, what factors lead up to it and its effect on present day, which are the most important things about that history. Almost nothing worthwhile about the history of Britain, colonialism and its effects etc.
Yes they teach "history" but its a weak, watered down politically correct bunch of mush. I wouldnt be suprised if they renamed it "past studies" or some such crap.
After all, you cant teach any 'sensitive' subject and risk alienating/offending someone in the class in some minor molehill way can you?. (You cant make exams too hard either because its not fair on people who are "intellectually challenged")
Grr!
Read this, the guy is totally right:
http://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/2008/03/so-what-was-you.html
Related:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/6932836.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/6303901.stm
At least the kids in holland care:
http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2007/11/369237.shtml
All you would get out of many kids in the UK would be:
Yeh #¤%#*@!&#?*!istory dunno mate, teacher's a c*"#! (???) eh?, u wot? Skools f¤#"=&# @¤/t anyway innit!
again Grr!