Break down those silos! How history class pays out #post4
I have this very clear memory. I must have been 4 or 5 years old, sitting behind a small wooden table in the light class room with my fellow toddlers. In front of me several coloured papers, and myself using a small pair of pinking shears, turning the paper into smaller useless pieces. At this point I remember I asked the teacher: "why do I need to learn this?" I don not remember her answer, but it would not have been the last time to ask myself that same question: why? I need to admit, when I went to high school the frequency of the question dropped significantly compared to primary school, but still I have no clue what learning Old Greek has contributed to my life. So every time a lesson pays out, I'm truly pleased in retro perspective. And today was pay out time again! In modern history classes I was taught that after the second world war the The Netherlands turned into a separated society. People withdrew in their silos that were often faith based. The catholic boys p