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<blockquote data-quote="forensicbuzz" data-source="post: 817094" data-attributes="member: 198"><p>Sounds like you were taught dates and events. That's good for trivia contests, not much more.</p><p></p><p>Fact-based history sucks. It's boring and essentially worthless. Teaching that the American Civil War happened is worthless; that's a great way to lose the interest of 99% of the students (which it does). Who cares about memorizing dates? Worthless. Climbing into the minds of the time and understanding the culture and sociology of the people leading to the American Civil War, what the leaders and people were thinking and how that led to conflict, that's what makes history interesting and relevant. But now, we're talking about historical interpretation. </p><p></p><p>History should be taught as a living, breathing organism. History isn't just about what happened, much more important is why it happened. It's about sociology, politics, etc.; my favorite definition of history is the study of people, actions, decisions, interactions and behaviors.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="forensicbuzz, post: 817094, member: 198"] Sounds like you were taught dates and events. That's good for trivia contests, not much more. Fact-based history sucks. It's boring and essentially worthless. Teaching that the American Civil War happened is worthless; that's a great way to lose the interest of 99% of the students (which it does). Who cares about memorizing dates? Worthless. Climbing into the minds of the time and understanding the culture and sociology of the people leading to the American Civil War, what the leaders and people were thinking and how that led to conflict, that's what makes history interesting and relevant. But now, we're talking about historical interpretation. History should be taught as a living, breathing organism. History isn't just about what happened, much more important is why it happened. It's about sociology, politics, etc.; my favorite definition of history is the study of people, actions, decisions, interactions and behaviors. [/QUOTE]
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