Did you discuss Stalin in 5th grade?

[S13]

I honestly don't remember discussing Stalin in any K-12 class.

They did today in my son's 5th grade class.

Here is his worksheet.




He said the main takeaway for him was they discussed how Stalin killed more of his own citizens than Hitler.


tldr: my Son learned today in school that Stalin was a bad guy, even worse than Hitler in some cases.


I must say this Oklahoma public school isn't your normal public school.

 

[no2gates]

If memory serves me correctly, I learned it in 6th grade.

 

[TXAZ]

May he burn eternally.

 

[zackmars]

We learned of stalin, but nothing about him besides him being the Soviet premiere, and the Yalta conference. Man they loved talking about the Yalta conference.

Our history books sucked.

 

[Eastexasrick]

World history , other than the Revolutionary War, was not a focus until 7th grade. Seems like US and State history were the center of study in K through 6.
We did study/ know of the current leaders, Khrushchev and Brezhnev, as they were planning on dropping the bomb on us.

 

[Johnny Diamond]

If memory serves me correctly, I learned it in 6th grade.

Me as well.

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[Bozz10mm]

I don't think so. Can't remember for sure, but that was a long, long time ago. I don't think we got into world history until 6th grade. And seems like that was more about ancient European history. Sparta vs Athens, Charlemagne etc.

 

[S13]

World history , other than the Revolutionary War, was not a focus until 7th grade. Seems like US and State history were the center of study in K through 6.
We did study/ know of the current leaders, Khrushchev and Brezhnev, as they were planning on dropping the bomb on us.

In 7th grade we also discussed the current leaders. I remember the teacher had on her wall big head pics of Carter, Brezhnev and Jianying with the word "Strongest?" underneath them.

 

[HD-Ghost]

Back in the 60s, seems like their history focus in grade school was Texas.
Junior high had world history, but focused on our (USA) involvement.
High school introduced more world leaders into our studies.

 

[Tnhawk]

I don't remember Stalin being mentioned in school until Junior High.

 

[DaBull]

Professors depend on public schools to teach kids how evil Hitler, Stalin, and Mao were. Otherwise their students will have trouble understanding their anti-conservative indoctrination that occurs in college (i.e., comparing Trump to Hitler and the threat to democracy).

 

[billtool]

Don't remember Stalin in elementary or middle school. We did a deep dive into Animal Farm in 9th grade though. Very impactful for me even today.

 

[BigRed]

Dad did hand drawn pics of the mother ****** on the cans we set up for back yard plinking when I was around 6.

One could draw several parallels between where the Soviets were in that time and where the central state is and is heading.

 

[studenygreg]

Went to school during the 90s. Never studied Stalin. I knew who he was but no real details

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[Colonel]

When I think back on all the crapp I learned…it’s a wonder I can think at all…

 

[billtool]

Went to school during the 90s. Never studied Stalin. I knew who he was but no real details

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Did you read Animal Farm in highschool?

 

[billtool]

We did a detailed symbolism dig-in. May have just been our teacher, but she really inspired me an the others in the class to look honestly at Communism and despotism. i really did have a great public education K-12. Very blessed.

 

[BigRed]

Did you read Animal Farm in highschool?

The worst part of the story was the end when the farm animals were looking into the widows of Farmer Jones' place while the pigs were arguing with other farmers who foolishly chose to trade with them over a card game.

The young ones knew nothing other than what they had been told. The old one still alive wept and turned away.

From my perspective, Farmer Jones should have shot the ******* swine instead of abandoning the farm.