history guidelines
When you read an elementary or high school history book you get the same general idea. In 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue. These books have to follow the standards called National History Guidelines. Should we change these guidelines to reveal the not so hidden facts about history? This topic is very controversial. There are many reasons why and why not we should teach by the History Guidelines. Using them means controlling children's minds, however without them we could raise new topics in history and re-educate teachers. How do you control someone's thinking? Actually I feel that you can't. If you control the knowledge that you teach someone you can impose one point of view of the way you want him or her to see it. It is a very important observation that if you can control history, if you can decide what's in people's history and what is left out, you can order their thinking (Hulot 07). The people who can accomplish this can and will control what you know about the past and your knowledge in your future. It is true that we can't sometimes control history, but we have the power to educate youths about the hidden truth so they may become more independent thinkers.
College students buy their own textbooks therefore it costs little or nothing for a college to change it's text. These texts are also written for a more mature audience as well. High schools on the other hand provide students with these textbooks. These text because of public funding for schools, are used until they basically disintegrate. They are also written for a general overview of a particular point in history. Let's consider that these guidelines are removed. What will happen to the teachers? What will become of the old and new textbooks? With all there is to accomplish by these guidelines, it is miracle teachers know what they are talking about. When you have to teach 30 different points and views in history throughout a whole school year, how would you know all you have to teach unless there are the guidelines you have to follow by the text book in front you.
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Approximate Word count = 1425
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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