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This 5-page paper focuses on history curricula and its importance. The paper discusses the curriculum in both the U.S. and UK and discusses potential changes. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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are doomed to repeat it. This, more than anything, have always been why teachers and school districts in the U.S. have added history curricula to their coursework. People going around
in ignorance are apt to repeat their past mistakes. At least if they have some precedence (such as that proscribed by learning about a countrys history in school), at least
they have some idea of the consequences of their actions. But there is more to it than simply repeating mistakes. Another important
aspect of history is that of sovereign pride. To develop good citizens, its important those citizens know that theyre part of a chain of events that stretch back for as
long as the country is old. A history curriculum helps in this endeavor. Maxwell (2004) also points out that history curricula help
boost traditional thanking strategies for students as well, including: Comparison and contrast of cultures
The continuity and change over time Cause-and-effect relationships We touched on the latter earlier
in this paper when we discussed that students learning the cause of a mistake would hopefully not repeat it. Maxwell defines "thinking
strategies" as fostering "historical habits of the mind" (Maxwell, 2004). Basically, he points out, using thinking strategies in school means that students can examine situations in a "systematic way" to
provide practice in making sense out of complex issues (Maxwell, 2004). The teaching of history, therefore, can help the students not only compare past and present (and hopefully avoid mistakes
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