Marc Chalifoux and J.D.M. Stewart could via the Globe and Mail this morning report that "Canada is failing history." They precede by stating " Four in 10 Canadians cannot name our first prime minister or identify the year of Confederation." And herein lies the problem, it's not relevant to today's society who was the first prime minister, nor is the year of the Confederation. What is relevant is what's the consequence of the first prime minister and the establishment of the confederation.
So in addition to fewer hours of history in school, the problem also is how history is taught. When something happen is not really all that important. What happened, what was/is the consequence of the event, and what was the precursor is much more relevant to understanding history and understanding today.
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