Jan 29, 2009
How much does your history class really teach you about history?
Read what Svetlana has to say:
I mean general history, not just American history. From what I’ve heard you don’t really get taught a lot about other histories, like French, Indian, Canadian, etc., unless it comes to play a part of American history. Like I’m sure when learning about the 2 world wars, you’ll hear a bit about German history, eh? But what about besides that? You don’t learn anything else about German history, do you?
I already do my own studying, but I think schools should start to teach kids about more than just American history in history class. Otherwise it’s not really living up to its name, now is it?
I mean general history, not just American history. From what I’ve heard you don’t really get taught a lot about other histories, like French, Indian, Canadian, etc., unless it comes to play a part of American history. Like I’m sure when learning about the 2 world wars, you’ll hear a bit about German history, eh? But what about besides that? You don’t learn anything else about German history, do you?
I already do my own studying, but I think schools should start to teach kids about more than just American history in history class. Otherwise it’s not really living up to its name, now is it?
Personally I would like it if in order to pass history class, you had to learn about American history, and also another foreign history of your choice. I mean maybe the kids will find out that they have some heritage coming from different countries, and they can learn about their other heritage history to pass the class. Wouldn’t that make a good idea to maybe make history seem a little less boring for a lot of people??
3 Comments, Comment or Ping
Jamika
The point if you from independent study.
The point if you are interested in other countries history nothing is stopping you from independent study.
Jan 31st, 2009
Dena
History classes kids will make questions and they will make questions and they will make questions and heroes if teachers teach on this way for talking about past.
For talking about past.
The most equitable it touches sociology ideas of own nation makes patriotic fillings using history in history classes kids about.
Feb 3rd, 2009
Palmer
Personally I don’t think kids get taught enough history period, there’s a huge percentage of American kids who don’t know when World War II was or what the Great Depression was all about.
Our problem was pretty much the opposite, when we were in school they taught us multiculturalism and all histories except American history. I don’t want to sound like a patriotic stooge, but I just found it interesting there was a district out there that was the opposite.
But you are right, kids need foreign history as well otherwise they won’t grow up very knowledgeably about the world out there (and we aren’t very isolated anymore). Perhaps a general world history course would bring about samples of cultural histories from across the world to at least introduce kids to them that stuff and encourage them to investigate more.
Feb 3rd, 2009