It is just one more thing to stress about in school. "History is not only a matter for one lesson and one subject.". One of many reasons history should continue being taught at schools is to know yourself. If you are not going to learn from it then why remember it? In schools, we should focus less on the past, and more on the present and the future. In my school system, geography was only touched upon once in sixth grade and law in eighth grade, neither of these were taught again. It's just facts and s - t - u - p - i - d . by Luis Miguel The US president and Melania Trump were tested after his close aide was confirmed to have Covid-19. If anyone needs to learn history to not make the same mistakes, its the government. Fifteen-year-old Angel said there was a lack of education on black history in Welsh schools. A Welsh Government spokesman said: "The [education] minister has spoken about how linking the local, national and international will mean examining Wales's role in the slave trade and our contribution to building the empire. It's not just what we can learn from the past, it's the miracle of man's progress over the ages, how the things we take so for granted came about. The problems we have today aren't the same ones that we had in the past. Nicole Ready, 21, from Cardiff, said a change to the curriculum could lead to a generational shift in attitudes to racial issues. Tulsa’s black business district, known as Black Wall Street, was destroyed. Globalism. That there is a huge motivator ! The people who vote YES, seem to be connected to history on an emotional level while people on the NO side see thinks on the logical side, and provide alternative solutions. If history is taught in an engaging way, teens learn about the significance of past events and personalities, and can relate them to their own lives, according to Lynne Munson, the Executive Director of Common Core. That there is an utter shame! History should be available to those who are curious, curiosity is much more powerful tool then blind facts. "Then it is hardly a surprise that they will come out feeling that white is right and black is wrong, and that black people have never contributed to our development and always rely on handouts.". What happens to your body in extreme heat? History is a waste of resources because many people will never use it in their lives, instead, schools should teach about law or geography. Never in my life am i going to use history. Knowing what mistakes were made in the past helps us to avoid repeating those mistakes. . So no, history is not important, and it never will be important. In my life, i do not plan to get a job that requires knowledge about history. Past wars make us judge today's generation of people, past mistakes don't seem to teach us anything, and children aren't interested in history because it's boring and it doesn't involve them. The second would be the other history those of countries, wars, battles etc, and theirs always learning history on your own time. A former teacher from Newport said black history had been "whitewashed" from the curricula in Wales and the UK. Z , x x x x x x x x x x x c c c, My initial response was to say no, and i was right. It also prevents us from making the same mistakes the others have made in the past. I think that history should e taught in schools because topics like The World wars , The civil rights movement , Emancipation Proclamation , the civil war and so many other topic are so important because if it was not for the history we wouldn't be where we are today. We live in a world that began in a state so primitive we can now hardly even imagine it. "There is quite an apparent lack of education when it comes to black history," she explained. You take that away, you will gain nothing but ignorance, loss of knowledge, and direction. Editor’s note: The remainder of this article first appeared on 9/17/19, and some comments date from then. The great and infamous people and their influence on world events. It was blow back for nearly FIVE centuries of Muslim aggression towards Christians and their territories.We can see this happening today with ISIS and their planned caliphate. "I think there is a need to tackle more issues within the topic of racism such as privilege, colonialism. The. These are external links and will open in a new window. Read about our approach to external linking. "With world wars, we can talk about how the Windrush generation helped to rebuild the country - but things like this aren't in the national curriculum. "It means we examine different perspectives on the Welsh experience through the works of Eric Ngalle Charles, or the social history of sport such as the many Welsh Black players who 'went North' to play rugby league. "It's the knowledge of a subject like history that gives you the wisdom you need to put your own life in a broader context, and know what you might be capable of in the future, by knowing what people have done in the past," Munson says. Angel, 15, won plaudits for her speech in the Youth Parliament about the importance of challenging negative stereotypes of black people in the media and education. Oklahoma schools have been required to teach the massacre since 2002, although some people believed it wasn’t being taught everywhere. That's history repeating itself. A University of Texas professor involved in developing the curriculum, Kevin Cokley, said his college students say they are taught a sanitized version of Black history in high school. Transgenderism. And it's happening right now. Some say that by learning about history and past conflicts, we will be able to improve the present. The curriculum taught in American schools often leaves out important moments in Black history. (Not that I agree completely with the concept of common core.) “Schools can utilise resources from a range of organisations and sources to support teaching Black history, including the Black Curriculum.” "Black history and our contribution has been whitewashed from our curriculum and it is time for it to come back," she said. By knowing that you can know who you are, hence being harder to manipulate and controlled. Ms Radway said this meant children were not being taught accurate history. Should black history be taught all year round? I am a girl from Kimberly who has no interest what so ever in becoming something history related. People who don't understand history assume or believe that the crusades were just Christians waging a bloody war against Muslims, but don't understand that the Middle East was mostly Christian land, and that in 610 A.D. Whats in the past is in the past. It wasn't until 1095, when Pope Urban II first made mention of a Christian Crusade in history. No wonder they are self-absorbed and unaware. “Black history is an important topic which schools can teach to children of all ages as part of the history curriculum. "The British Empire has often been glamorised and the global impact of Britain's colonialism downplayed. History is so stupid and a waste of time. History is the worst class. History is a waste of resources because many people will never use it in their lives, instead, schools should teach about law or geography. If humanity truly improved by learning from their mistakes, we would have no poverty or war in the world. This is not true, though. . We need to focus on current events and we need to focus on the future, F fdh u h h h h. Y h he. One of the many suggestions you see in those articles is that Black history should be taught all year, which is why you are reading this in … Out of 1,200 17-year-old respondents to a national telephone survey, nearly a quarter could not identify Adolf Hitler, less than half could place the Civil War in the correct half-century, a third did not know that the Bill of Rights guarantees the freedom of speech and religion, and on and on it goes.Perhaps more than any other school subject, history teaches people how to become responsible, contributing citizens in a society. "If you can start with a whole generation not having to learn at some point - just it always being a thing they know - I think that would be amazing," added Nicole. An important tool that helps to remind us where we came from, and where we can go in our future. A petition which calls for Welsh pupils to be taught about black history has gained more than 23,000 signatures. He h h h h h h h h h h h. H h g f g h I. Its so boring I hate it. Those who don't learn from the past are doomed to repeat it. The past is in the past. History shouldnt be a mandatory class it should be optional because think about you learn about napoleon bonaparte and how tall he was and all his great battles but then it hits you i have a bill to pay let me use what i learned about napoleon but you cant because it wont help you pay bills my point is we should learnmhow to get jobs and be more self sufficient you would be suprised how many student i know who dont even know what bills are thats bad plus history now is what someone want you to know not what really happedned like i said dont take history out of school just make it optional so i dont have to take it. So move on. The way history is taught in schools all over North America shows how institutional racism is the root of why “white history is more important than black history.” It is far better to teach all history including indigenous history as part of the natural curriculum than preserve a … They always make the argument that it helps people not repeat mistakes in the past, but normal citizens will not make those mistakes. . Black Lives Matter has quite a curriculum ready to deliver into America's classrooms should schools open the door. Facts not fables. I would not mind history classes existing if it schools didn't make us learn it without choice. America, Forever. "Without a knowledge of history, your world is very small. I see no reason to continue trying to learn history. To truly know yourself, one must first know who his or her ancestors were. When teens learn about the values that built the country they live in, the wars that were fought to protect certain ideals, the triumphs and failures of different leaders and societies – they can better understand how their own society was shaped, and what their role in it is. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Walter McDougall, calls history "the religion in the modern curriculum." The threshold for a petition to be debated in the Senedd - Welsh Parliament is 5,000 signatures. History is fun and exiting so we shall learn it ......... Well 38 more word to go in this speech what will I say hmm I guess I will talk about... No not that ill just say I like the way the cookie crumbles there I said it duh duh. . Pupils should learn about Wales' role in the slave trade and colonialism, the Welsh Government said in a statement. Its ridiculous and stupid but I'm still forced to learn it. This is ridiculous. ... George Floyd: Black history 'should be taught in schools in Wales' 5 June 2020. Black History Month is OUR History month as an entire people of American citizens. History: Children 'must learn Wales' story' in school, https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-52935048, death of George Floyd in US police custody. When Mohammad created Islam they conquered (and in brutal fashion) over 15 MILLION square kilometers in just 150 years - This also included parts of Europe, like Sicily, Spain and parts of France. And only through unity as a country will we ever see the strength in numbers. "I think now it has turned around and that emotional response has turned into something more powerful that we can turn into action and see the end result for," she said. I most likely wont even use history once in my life after I graduate. In the month of February you will find countless articles about Black History Month. However, black people are (and have been for a while) subject to exactly the same laws as all other nationalities. Why cant they let us choose the classes we want? Black history should not be taught in school, because it would show racism towards that color.There is no denying the contributions and sacrifices black people have made to building society in the countries that celebrate BHM. ", Angel added: "There are so many other parts of our culture that we don't learn about which explores black heritage, that we've been deprived from learning about.".