New history...

Interesting. History has evolved a lot since I was in school. Now, we are learning more than stories of dead wigged white men on horses. Efforts are made to avoid ethnocentrism and see the big picture. So the history of North America begins with the Native Americans, their communities, their spiritual practices, their interactions. What a hoot! And we will be looking from a slave's point of view later, as well as women (imagine that). In fact, Mr. Toad says the only viewpoint that hasn't come to the forefront yet is a child's view of events. College is such an interesting process now. I come home every day and feel stuffed full of new information. Like, did you know where the phrase "mad as a hatter" came from? Leather used to be processed with mercury, which is highly toxic and causes insanity if one is exposed too often or too long. Hatters who cut the leather often went bonkers. I learned this in geology, of all places. Well, makes sense to this nutso Gemini - Mercury is my ruling planet!