Did You Have a Course On Your State's History In School?

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Did you have a large portion of a course dedicated to your state's history in school? I don't mean just like 2 weeks.

I used to think it was just Texas and meant for the rest of the country to laugh as, but it appears many others do as well. I noticed college history electives at LSU and a PA college in their respective state's histories. That's not what I mean by this. That actually sounds incredibly interesting rather than indoctrination into state pride.

The only colonies I can imagine teaching this are VA and perhaps PA.

In 3rd grade in NJ, we spent about 2 days on the Lenni Lenape Indians for which I was absent and a week doing facts on a local landmark which were not historical in any way - mostly shopping centers. That's the extent of my top tier NJ education's venture into state history.

No (13 Colonies)

[Miles]

We moved away from New Orleans when I was in 5th grade, but I hear they usually had a course on state history in middle/high school.

In NC, the curriculum tried to weave state history into the regular middle school history courses, IIRC.

My last semester of LSU, I took a course on Louisiana politics, sort of as a treat to myself. It touched a lot on state history and I really enjoyed it.

[Lief 🗽]

In Texas we had two years of Texas history. Once in 4th grade and then again in 7th grade.

[ilikeverin]

Yes, 6th grade was Minnesota History.  It was mandatory for all students at my school.  It was very boring.  My teacher ended up basically letting me and a few other students learn everything at an accelerated pace, so we finished about a month early

[dead0man]

I'm pretty sure there wasn't a specific class in my Illinois HS or MS, but it was covered a lot in grade school.  We even took a field trip to Springfield in the 5th grade.  All Lincoln, all the time though.  And some local stuff.

[Chunk Yogurt for President!]

Kentucky History for about a quarter of the year in elementary school. 

[tmthforu94]

I did not. Kansas does their history in 5th or 6th grade, Indiana does their history in 4th grade. I moved from Kansas to Indiana between 4th and 5th grade, so missed both.

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

I did not. Kansas does their history in 5th or 6th grade, Indiana does their history in 4th grade. I moved from Kansas to Indiana between 4th and 5th grade, so missed both.

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Which mod is paying you for this stunt and how much can New Atlas offer?

[Ban my account ffs!]

Somewhat in elementary school...but not officially until college, and it was quite interesting.

We did lots of local history in like 3rd grade...
"Northern Minnesota!  Borders North Dakota! Lakes and trees as far as the eye can see!

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

In my district, 6th Grade U.S. History includes Minnesota History, but it is not the main focus of the course. I think there was occasional coverage of it in grade school as well. It is not part of 7th or 10th grade U.S. History.

[Indy Texas]

The only Texas history I ever had was a few weeks in 4th grade history, which was basically covering all of US history. It boggles my mind that a lot of people study Texas history multiple times in elementary, middle and high school.

I did take a college-level Texas history course as an elective.

[TNF]

No, Kentucky did not require Kentucky History.

[Хahar 🤔]

In fourth grade, yes. I wish we had had California history again later on, since it was fascinating. We didn't have any history at all in ninth grade; that would have been a good place to put it.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

No, but Pennsylvania got a slightly bigger focus in colonial American history. There was a "local history" (that is, Lancaster) elective that I didn't take.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

4th grade did Virginia history, yeah

[publicunofficial]

Washington State History was a required course to graduate.

[MaxQue]

I live in Quebec and pretty much everyone is nationalist (even the federalists are), so the course is called "History of Quebec and Canada". Most of it is about Quebec and Canada is totally neglected past 1945.

[Mr. Smith]

In fourth grade, yes. I wish we had had California history again later on, since it was fascinating. We didn't have any history at all in ninth grade; that would have been a good place to put it.

This right here. Every last word.

[Oak Hills]

We sort of had one in fourth grade, but it didn't last the whole year.

[kcguy]

Other than some elementary school stuff on the Plains Indians, the only thing comparable was 9th-grade Civics class.

It was basically a blow-off class, with some stuff on good citizenship and the like.  When I was in high school, all students were required to pass a test on the U.S. Constitution and one on the current Missouri constitution--Missouri is currently on its 5th constitution--and that was really about the only practical thing I can remember from that class.

[TDAS04]

We spent time studying South Dakota in fourth grade.

[angus]

yes.

[Mr. Illini]

I'm pretty sure there wasn't a specific class in my Illinois HS or MS, but it was covered a lot in grade school.  We even took a field trip to Springfield in the 5th grade.  All Lincoln, all the time though.  And some local stuff.

Yeah, at the end of 8th grade we studied the IL Constitution and had to take a test on it - not sure if your's was the same

[7,052,770]

Yes, a semester of Mississippi history is mandatory, and my high school did it in 9th grade.

My class was taught by a coach and we didn't really learn anything, unfortunately.

[Donerail]

My school offers, as an elective, a year of "St. Pete History". It's pretty cool, and as far as I know exclusive to the high school. They get to go on tours downtown and stuff pretty often.