Plattsburgh State University of New York does teach a course in New York State History, but its enrollment and importance is a shadow of what it once was. Until about twenty years ago, every public school student in the State took New York State history in seventh grade. It was a full year course and every middle school/junior high teacher had to teach it. This meant that every college student who wanted to be a history teacher would take a college course in New York State history. The move toward a heavier emphasis in the curricula on world cultures and so on meant that teaching time had to be found somewhere to accomodate the introduction of these topics. This lead to an abolishment of the seventh grade history course across the State, to be replaced by 'modules' of local history taught in fourth and/or fifth grade with the contents dtermined by the individual teacher. Consequently, when our highly esteemed NY State and regional history professor retired last decade, his slot was converted to an international history position (Asian, I believe). The course is taught every other year by an adjunct. Wayne Miller Plattsburgh State U. On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, Peter Holloran wrote: > I would be interested in knowing if many colleges in New York teach > state history. It is required in high schools and colleges in some > states, but not (as far as I can determine) in Northern states. > > Peter Holloran > Worcester State College > ************************************************************************** Wayne L. Miller Special Collections Librarian Feinberg Library 2 Draper Avenue 518-564-5206 Plattsburgh, NY 12901 [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] "I wonder what will happen today!" -Maggie Muggins- "Not even God can change history...which is why he tolerates historians." -Voltaire **************************************************************************