We've all heard the expression about observing history or being condemned to repeat it. How true it is, yet we continue to fail to learn from history and we do repeat it.

Worse yet, unless something is quickly done, Georgia school students won't have to be worrying about repeating it, because they will have but a scintilla of history to learn and what they have appears to be pretty scary.

Our friend, Kelly Barrow, showed me and quoted from a textbook he is presently working with in a Georgia High School. I can honestly say my stomach turned. Yet, this and others like it are in the proposed outline currently under public review by the Georgia Department of Education.

Is anyone out there listening or watching or doing anything? Do we have any form of organized effort to speak up and try to influence some changes? GHC would be willing to support such an effort providing some good folks who know the education field are willing to participate and serve as spokesmen who know the lingo and the mindset.

Now we come to the lethargy. I have spoken to some about this. You'll be amazed at some of the responses I get. Well, on second thought, maybe not. One response was about how well we're doing with Living History. I agree, Living History is important, and it should continue, but by being involved in Living History demonstrations doesn't preclude the participants or excuse any of us from making a phone call, visiting our school officials, our legislators and The Board of Education.

I've even asked "Would you join GHC and help about a million kids get the true history they need." The responses are nauseating. Something like "Well, we're pretty happy with our program. We had ten kids at our last one." Or, "We're not into phone calls and e-mails, we'd rather set up our site, spend the night, and do our program the next day."

Fine, I understand, Keep at it. It seems to me if these folks who claim to be interested in teaching real history would take about one hundredth of the energy they expend in Living History and tried to do something about the history in the schools, like a phone call or two, we'd all be better off. They can still do Living History.

Through GHC we have accomplished some good things during the past year. We've done it with a few dedicated patriots who have extended themselves for the salvation of our Constitutional Republic. There is so much more to be done. It will take massive numbers of folks willing to join the rolls of GHC to make the impression we need in the halls of government and public opinion.

That is why we formed the GHC database and our membership plan. We need the names, faces and personalities of individuals all over Georgia, working toward the same goals. If you really care, the $5 annual dues won't keep you back.

When we first discussed the database and the many benefits it could bring, Jim Dean wisely said "There will be some who won't join. They're the ones who complain about all the bad things happening and want SOMEONE else to do something about it. We will know the real patriots by our database."

For us to restore the honor of our heritage, it will take all us, working jointly, often against huge odds. We've certainly shown we're willing and we have victories to prove it, including a number of recent favorable political victories, with more to come. Our pre-legislative program is in the works and we need local help.

Let's do something together about our Georgia school history curriculum. To ignore it, is to lose it.