Nancy by Olivia Jaimes for December 06, 2013

Do you actually have some teachers down there that would say that?? You know what they say about those who do not study history- they are doomed to repeat it.

I agree with blunebottle 100 percent

Nice to see things haven’t changed since I was in school: they didn’t cover any of WWII 28 years ago, either.

Thanks, Guy! Fritzi is right. It’s really up to family to teach our kids. The teachers don’t really have much choice in what to teach.

As it should be done…

This comic strip hits the nail right on the head sometimes—and this is one of those times!

Home school or private school is the way to go.

Thank you Guy! You have put out a very powerful message! All the comments today are right on the money! It’s amazing how little school kids know about history! More like shocking! When I was in school, American history was a mandatory subject. You were required to learn every aspect of American history. That could be the problem in a nut shell. To get where you are going, you have to know where you have been! Kids today know very little about this great nation of ours. It’s about time the powers that be recognize this problem and do something about it!

Way to go, Guy.

Thank you for this, Guy….

True, they can be molded (brain washed) easier if their minds aren’t full of the truth.

Thank you Guy. Much like as I remember the Kennedy tragedy, my father could recall that Dec 7 in detail. He was drum major of the Redskin Marching band and as he told it, during that afternoon’s game the announcer started paging military officers with increasing frequency and urgency.

The only times in 50 years he was not on the field with the band at those games where when he served in the Marines. He was one of the fortunate ones to return from Iwo.

Thank you Guy.

I highly recommend a small book for young people I read recently: “Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims”. It is a well-written story that presents the Pilgrims’ trip on the Mayflower and their first few years in the New World in a way that is entertaining and interesting. Considering what is lacking in today’s schools, this type of book is sorely needed. There are kids and adults in this country that have no idea who William Bradford was.

Unfortunately, this is true. Many schools do not teach much history. I have talked to recent high school and college graduates who know nothing about the Civil War. They could not even come close to the fact that we are commemorating the 150th anniversay of that devastating war. It is sad and it is frustrating to see.

So very glad to see this strip! During WW II, my uncles were both in the Navy, my Dad was in the Army, and my Mom was in the Army Nurse Corps. I served in the Air Force during Vietnam.

Kids today have no identity for this country. Neither do their teachers. Pretty sad state of affairs.

THANK YOU, Guy, for doing this strip — it’s greatly appreciated!

People of a Certain Age (like me) were fortunate in that we heard about the WWII era from those who were there.

My uncle was there. He was awarded a Silver Star for his actions. Army-Air Corps.

My son is doing a Research Paper on Pearl Harbor this month for his 6th grade English Class. My Grandpa fought in World War II. America would not be the country it is today if we had not fought in these important historic wars.

Social Engineering has been around since the dawn of time. Why all of a sudden it is something evil that people think was just put into pratice? What school does not teach WW2 History?

They taught it in the public schools I went to. I graduated in 78.

Thanks for this, Guy, and a special thanks to our Greatest Generation (Brokaw got that one right) who made genuine sacrifices in the cause of freedom. I sometimes wonder if that willingness still exists today in this country and I have my doubts…there’s more a sense of expectation than thankfulness among people.

I graduated in ‘77, Burnout70s, and it was taught at our school, too, albeit somewhat sparingly. One of my strongest memories of school was arguing the Hirabayashi case with the rest of the class serving as the “Supreme Court.” Even after I used the rhetorical question of whether people of German or Italian descent should be rounded up and herded off to relocation camps if we were going to be consistent, my classmates still voted in favor of internment. My blood still boils to this day over that and it’s a major reason I’ve never attended a reunion.

Do a book report on it.

It is so great to see someone remember important events such as Pearl Harbor Day. Of course, some of us who are grandmothers of today’s eight-year-olds can ALSO remember how Nancy, Sluggo, Fritzi and Phil all pitched in to support the boys in uniform back in the day!

I really appreciate the fact that Nancy took time out to remember that today is Pearl Harbor Day. One of my uncles was on a ship headed toward Pearl Harbor when they learned about the raid there. His ship arrived in time to help with the clean-up operation. He was 90 years old a couple of years ago. There was a good reason for them to call that the greatest generation. Of course, I grew up, knowing that Aunt Fritzi, Phil, Nancy and Sluggo were doing all they could to support the boys in uniform.

Wow, they really don’t teach kids in the fourth grade about WWII? I’ll bet they’re slacking on teaching them algebra, too!

Bravo Fritzi! If the schools don’t want to be bothered to teach it. Then you have to take the bull by the horns and teach it yourself!

I can’t believe how many people claim they or their children were taught almost nothing about WWII. I went to public school in New York State, and they HAMMERED that stuff into our heads. Every textbook I had contained at least one massive chapter focused entirely on WWII. We had at least one test every year just about WWII. Quit blaming “liberals” for your crappy education, because my blue state public school system made sure that WE knew our country’s history.

Re — truecanadianliberal said, 1 day ago

@Night-Gaunt49

Well said, Gaunt.And Lois, I feel sorry for you to forget your basic history, Even I, a lowly Canuck, know that Dec.7 is not Dec. 6.

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Technically speaking, it was after midnight when I made my observation about the way in which Fritzi, Phil, Nancy and Sluggo did their part to support the boys in uniform during World War II. So – while it may have been December 6 when this comic posted at

Go Comics – it was December 7 by the time that I read this strip and posted a comment. So it was, technically, December 7 and Pearl Harbor Day.