Hmmm interesting. I was just having a conversation with some friends about history a few days ago. I will admit I'm not very knowledgeable when it comes to history. I was never a very good reader when it came to comprehending the information that I just read. I'd just skip ahead.
I could blame that on a short attention span, or just plain boredom.
History to me is one of those subjects that depends a lot on who is sharing it with you. Whether it's a teacher, parent or grand parent, it needs to be interesting. So if they are just spewing out names and dates, for me that was boring so I didn't listen. Those were the kind of teachers I had.
Now I regret not listening and paying attention. However, I'm not afraid to look things up.
LOL I just read all of the posts and I'm a little off topic. Perfect example of how I often jump ahead.