13.
WHAT IS THE RESULT OF TEACHING HISTORY
LIKE THIS?
William Jennings Bryan: “I do not
think about things that I don’t think
about.”
Clarence Darrow: “Do you ever
think about things you do think
about?”
—SCOPES TRIAL TRANSCRIPT^1
Learning social studies is, to no
small extent, whether in elementary
school or the university, learning to
be stupid.
—JULES HENRY^2
Yeah, I cut class, I got a D ’Cause
history meant nothin’ to me.
—JUNGLE BROTHERS^3
The truth shall make us free.