Thursday, January 15, 2026

Should East German History (1945-to-1990) Be Taught?

 When I went through the German integration class (for my visa)....in the 30-day class....there was around two hours spent on the era (from the East German/DDR prospective).  It was enough to 'wet' your taste.  From the group I was with (mostly Iraqis/Syrians)...they knew next to nothing about the division and marginally got anything out of the 2 hours.

This came up today....Berlin-City authorities have finally decreed that secondary schools don't have to waste any history studies time on the DDR era.   Some folks complained, but it appears like 98-percent didn't care.  It wasn't like this thrilling era was fun-loving or dynamic.

What will fill the history hours?  Well....they left that blank.  I'm guessing Roman era stuff.....maybe a bit more of the Weimar-era. 

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