Reed-

"7 years I've taught US History"

As the brother of a teacher, benefiter from great teachers, and admirer of teachers, I salute you.

"the events on Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944 ... Only three or four
out of a 20-student class had seen the film, so could not relate to the horror I was describing"

The "could not relate to the horror" issue is the problem here -

"I get the impression that today's young adults don't watch films very much"

- and I think it goes deeper than just not knowing films. There's an odd "unengagement with reality" in a lot of young kids I meet. Not sure what has brought it about; likely, lots of things over the last few generations.

But however it came to be, it does not bode well.

Great weekend,
-Craig W.

Monsterkid since the Kennedy Era