Lessons from the past

History is a subject offered in several nations around the world, and academic study of it is extremely unusual. In fact I have the background and skills to teach in a variety of schools in recent years, but only just recently (I discovered) the twentieth century of history to be both interesting to students and of great interest to society's lives.

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History goes beyond dates and facts. Alas for deeds, of the joyous and the tragic, of those who walked before us, whose very order of triumphs and defeats may in themselves give us a lesson in our own times now.

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Students of history will learn about humans and societies. They understand how people and communities dealt with challenges, took decisions, and experienced consequences—consequences whether positive or negative.

For example, it is not enough to know what or when past wars, revolutions and civil rights movements were, it is important to know the price that has been paid for freedom and rights. It is a matter of learning how many of what look now to be the "rights" of today were actually a fight of a different group of people's group of "rights. In these tales there are also virtues which are teaching us the stamina and resilience to achieve change and the necessity to recognise and respect the rights of every other person.

While teaching history, I’ve seen how students connect to stories of past heroes who fought for justice and fairness. They also attain a sense that the world from which we come is the result of deeds by preceding generations of people who preceded us. Motivated, by observing the power one individual has to produce an impact, they seek how to be part of the solution. Yet history also tells us the consequences when the wrong course of action is taken. Mistakes of the past whether wars, economic disasters, or environmental harm can guide us to make better choices today, showing us what paths to avoid and reminding us of the importance of working together for the common good.

Yet, notwithstanding all of its benefits, history is still treated in schools as a bad corner by school boards. Their primary interest is in science and mathematics, both of which are clearly important, but in doing this they neglect the study of history, thereby not prompting the student's understanding of human values, of society, and of a sense of self.

But to avoid repeated occurrence of the same errors and to take into account the expected outcome of our actions, we cannot also stop new troubles appearing, because the full picture of what we know is not the whole show as far as knowing where our actions place us is concerned. From my point of view, history is also another core subject to be treated.

I got to see the value of history while teaching it, and I want to communicate that to others. With such learning students need to become well-rounded, thoughtful grown-ups who grasp the broader context in which what makes us human results in certain experiences. From my perspective, history should be an option for all, for everybody's sake.

The past belong to us and is a guide to our future, and from the profit of history we are a salute to historical pain and glory of past generations and we fight the sod war up to a brighter tomorrow.

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