Chinese women fought for China, but out of necessity because the Japanese were trying to take the country, so the fight was on their doorstep. Australia had female soldiers as well.

You're obviously an idealist (and kind of a jerk) but let's be real for a second: who are you referring to? Whose name is more important to know when talking about WWII than, say, Chiang Kai-shek, that was not a man?

The grade level matters because of the previous knowledge. If you have college students...they know that Germany was an Axis power. They know the Holocaust happened. There's time available to spend talking about other things.

Obviously. But why is that more important to focus on than, for example, the Holocaust?

I'm surprised they made it through ancient history without ever mentioning Egypt, Sumeria, or China.

What accomplishment or contribution has anyone talked about taking off?

We're thinking about this in fundamentally different ways. A 9th grade World History class means (in my experience, anyway) about two class periods dedicated to WWII. I'd be looking for basics (Axis versus Allies), then throw in Holocaust, Hiroshima/Nagasaki, and Pearl Harbor if there's time.

This is 9th and 10th grade World History. I'm not sure what kind of school you went to, but very few of the kids at the inner-city high school I went to knew even the most basic in formation about WWII after getting a passing grade.

I should have been more specific in my comment. I was referring to the course that was referred to in the article - for 9th and 10th graders. These are kids who come out the other end not knowing that America fought Germany.

It should, I agree. But this is a zero-sum game and it's for high school freshmen. The curriculum are designed with a lot of factors in mind...and kids still come out the other end having no idea what the Holocaust was.

I agree - there are endless ways that World War II and its impact could be studied. Grade 9 and 10 though? We're going for bullet points. Who, what, where, when, why. Most kids make it through high school without ever knowing who the "good guys" and "bad guys" of World War II were. Curriculum are limited. If you add…

If not them, then who?

Women under-represented because of current sexism or past sexism? Hard to make your World War II curriculum 50% about women, for example.

I hate to defend rich asshole owners, but...

He jerks his head back every time he gets near a defensive player. It's almost like refs blow the whistle out of instinct on a lot of them.

"John Fox, do you feel like the Super Bowl is a must-win game for the Broncos?"

Was the car parked? Or did he just stop randomly in the street?

Parents doing it to their kids is "special snowflake" syndrome. People doing it to themselves is narcissism. "No I'm Jenny with an I now." I'll give you a pass for not having the second L, unless your name is Wiliam, in which case your parents are to blame.

You chose to spell it that way? What the fuck is wrong with you?

She's a comedian. Comedians should never have to apologize for their jokes because they're jokes.