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To: epicure who wrote (10152)	1/28/2006 9:39:00 AM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541346

Since I went on to study political science, history, international relations and a bit of economics at BA and MA level, I was very aware of which subjects I had ever covered in high school and what was new. Just about everything I studied at Brown was not included in a late 1970's Dallas-area high school curriculum. Hardly mentioned, in fact. We had US government courses that amounted to basic civics, and a quick once-over in history, even at the AP level. My freshman year, I felt like I had moved to another planet. Which I pretty much had, going from suburban Texas to college in Rhode Island.

To: epicure who wrote (10152)	1/28/2006 12:32:13 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541346

Are you sure you really remember your curriculum? Hello, E. Just a quick defense of Dale on this point. Though I may be wrong. He and I, as I recall about him, are both products of the Texas public school system. In my case it was a very small central Texas town. Our history courses consisted of Texas history, three or four times; the only other history course was a very badly taught American history course taught by, if you've spent much time in Texas you would know, the local football coach. As for civics, political whatever. Forget about it. We had early morning assemblies and loud speaker announcements about the red hordes on the way. This was in the dark ages, early 50s, but from what I hear from friends and relatives, it may be undergoing a revival. No doubt, we were worst than a good many. But we were certainly not atypical. I wonder how this compares with Dale's experience. Whoops. As I read further I see he came along much later and out of a suburban Dallas public school system. Dale, your experience at Brown was similar to mine at UT in the 50s. Different world altogether. Harry Ransom had put together a small faculty of stellar profs with a very special program, Plan II. When I later spent time in Ivy League schools, I came to appreciate how remarkable that was.