It was, and you're absolutely right! It's important to know history and to have a good rounded education. But we seem to be more anxious to teach about where we came from than where we are. And think how many practical aspects of life that we all have to deal with on a regular basis that are never (or at least rarely) taught in schools, like something as basic as in that commercial you pointed out. I studied algebraic equations and mitosis and the Norman Conquest; but I never got any lessons about how to balance a budget or how life insurance works, or even how to fix a leaky faucet ; I had to learn things like that on my own.
Also, these days it seems we could probably use more instruction in schools on some other basic things like how to think logically, how to judge credibility, the importance of fairness and tolerance and discourse.... Of course schools can't teach everything. But in a society where everything is so politicized and wrapped up in various us-against-them ideologies that we can't even get together to fight a pandemic, maybe we need to try harder. Sigh.
Ok, I'm done. Enough of the heavy stuff, and I apologize for turning this nice, pleasant thread into a sociological analysis.
Now back to the commercials. Which one was your favorite? (But ask yourself first: was it...smyoooooth? )