What would be the benefits of youth gaining an appreciation of history, and do you think there are any topics that would be especially beneficial?Explorer
That is the same for every subject. The point is that people need to learn from the past - currently it seems like everything gets forgotten after 1-2 generations. The only way to solve this is for more people to understand the past.
This is what I stated in my belief. (History should be more of a focus on education for younger people, along with teaching it in a context of current events)
Politics. Some people do not want young people to be well versed in history. Also, many (most?) kids find history boring, mainly because of how it is taught.
Do you believe people are afraid of the truth? By politics, do you mean vested interests, greed, politicians being bought off? or is the effect of religious beliefs playing a big roll in interpreting our past?Thinker
I mean literal politics. Changing the school curriculum is fraught with difficulty, and the political capital is usually spent somewhere else - like getting re-elected.
