is history a junk.? if yes, then how & if no then how?
468671
maybe yes or no  depends on what time period you are looking at
180960
Failure to properly learn in social studies?  History and social studies have become so particularly dry in recent years, it's no wonder that your statement is correct.  The curriculum basically consists of stating information, expecting students to memorize it, and then demonstrate retention.  What fun is that?  The whole subject needs to be redone in a manner that makes it more appealing to mass of seemingly attention-deficit disordered children we have today.  Granted, that's quite a challenge, but with some creativity, the results could be a little more promising than they are now.
324120
will someone just tell it like it is.  True, there's not enough time, and a good bit of ALL history is omitted from the curriculum.  However, if researched, eventually you'll discover the whole truth from all aspects or points of view. Some information is deliberately left out of textbooks to control or manipulate the minds of certain people or cultures.  Yeah, I know it sounds farfetched, but it's the truth. And if the real truth were told, we would have either chaos or peace. Seem like we've had all the chaos we can handle for a while...
297678
i got news for you honey. DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU SEE ON TV ! Not even the news is accurate. Everything is slanted for a specific purpose. and apparently it's working on you. why don't you come on over here and we'll take some US History classes together and then talk about it.
950040
does it matter what history says????
886885
Good lord, it's ancient history.  Move on.
840695
If we go back in history, there was so much violence how can anyone repay what has happened. Everyone no matter what their nationality would find many wrongs. But we have to stop measuring past history by today's standards and beliefs. History tells stories of abuse and violence, who knows what isn't documented. Whether or not you believe the bible, the stories in it are the most violent, but we can't imagine what was going on in our ancestors minds, nor can we even pretend to be able to put ourselves in their place. Whats done is done, and most important is learn from the past and not repeat it and hope that the ugliness never happens again no matter what color or race. Plus we are so intermingled who's to say if we did right some of the wrongs how would we determine who gets what? Who should pay? And would you be willing to pay a price for something a family member of yours did generations back? It takes all I've got just to explain to my kids what I did before they were born!
781753
It looks okay to me but if you'd like to check it, the link below may be helpful:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_USA\n\nThe Salen Witch Trials is the only thing I would question in the list.
1009183
Aha, that's why I never need a handkerchief .... \nExcellent question, lmao !!! , strange that everyone else seems to think it was part of the History section though. 47 to go. \nhee hee
688171
sure it is. it's not physically possible for history to rewind no but actions can be repeated. and have been over time.
544344
Very very turbulent, hung over, jittery period in world history generally. If you think government and the news today are a show, they learned from the masters then. Look at a series of ref. books in the library called the American Century, take it with a grain of salt. Also This Fabulous Century. You'll breeze through it.
1062
Well, I like to learn about history. The best way I like to learn is to study books or watch the History Channel. The internet is also great. I have also learned a lot about history by participating in yahoo answers. They are all great ways to learn about history
203634
Between "South Park" and the "History Channel" I realized that these jokers understood my Faith better than I did.  \n\nThis curiosity brought me back to Church ... further it lead me to re-take my RCIA classes ... further it lead me to enjoy a year long class about "Salvaion Fullfilled" and discusses the major points of History pertaining to the Catholic Chuch.  I am nearly complete with my course, and I've come to the realization that Public Schools teach CRAP about History ... How can you teach about History without introducing GOD???  No wonder I'm so messed up and the writers of "South Park" are smarter than me ... \n\nAnyways, Nicean and Constatine as portrayed by the "History Channel" has some valid points and some invalid points.  If you're really curious, may I suggest to contact a Church to see if they offer any free classes?
53963
World History or American? (add in under "more details" and then I'll help ya out here!) :)
1022372
I think about this all the time. It seems a lot of people on here and in general don't seem to know anything about history, or even what happened as short as 10 years ago. People seem to get all their information from the news and not any non biased historical sources.
569155
I think that it depends on the time that these history books are written and you have to understand that history is ALLWAYS written from the victor's side or the dominant side.  History isn't always a recount of what happened, there are so many details missing that you cannot truly know history of an even without experiencing it.  I am from Ukraine and I know how you feel, we get constantly lumped into Russia and most books can't even tell them apart.  History, if you studied some history of the past, is used to the time's advantage for the people in power.  To turn people away from the belief that King Richard III (i believe) was evil and horrible, they repainted all the paintings and rewrote the records to make him sound like a lunatic hunchback when infact he wasn't that bad and had a very good posture.  History is never unbiased because it is written by a human being who writes about other people and they have to link events and conclusions.  I have read some literature from Iranian authors on particular topics and some from western authors and the information doesn't match up.  When people write they write things that they think their audience will find interesting and not allways what needs to be said.  You have to read objectively and if you want to enlighten the world maybe you should start some program of middle eastern cultural education or maybe even write a book.\n\nGood luck. :)
966097
It was rubbish\nDont waste ur time with it