Show TEACHING HISTORY LONDON PROBLEM LONDON LONDON- By The Associated Press Chicago Chicago isn't the only place where theres there's s trouble over teaching English Ene history In London a a. big row is ragtag raging A bombshell dropped on the board boud of education by an ln Investigation which Indicates many history teach teach- teachers ers know V little history themselves and haven't the tho slightest idea how to teach what hat little they th y know History textbooks in London schools are inferior Only two of 41 schools have ade ade- adequate adequate quate history libraries Nn No school possesses poss a 8 historical atlas Maps are used but little e even en in inthe Inthe Inthe the best schools Only 88 children in 1305 1505 could assign with accuracy three names to I each of four consecutive centuries in British history In the higher classes 28 per cen cent of oC the children couldn't write a a. rea rea- reasonably reasonably accurate account of any two persons of events chosen by them them- selves Children themselves es b bear ar out th the poor quality of oC instruction the re report re- re report report port indicates Here are some typical answers answers' Becket was as a ery very good fighter This answer was held to show a a. lack of knowledge of oC both history anc and fighting King John was forced to sign slen th the Magnet Charter The Normans lived in Germany Previously they lived with the Danes I King John was fond of oC putting a aman anun aman man nun In prison and forgetting all I about him |