Originally Posted by azucena
So much better than what many kids experience in US schools - a big glob of US-focused history over and over again with little else besides.

I think that's an overgeneralization. Our public school is doing a pretty outstanding job teaching world history (including the stories of various empires and peoples).

I do think SOTW is problematic-- it's not just a "bias," it's not having the facts right. Matters to me, YMMV.