History

[aryaputra]

Should History be taught in schools as a mandatory subject?

[Super Girl]

yes

[shahenshah]

Originally posted by aryaputra
Should History be taught in schools as a mandatory subject?

excellent poser..
some links:
http://www.rediff.com/news/aug/04rajee1.htm

The uncouth reality of the present is not
the only possibility for India: in our many
pasts lie the seeds of our future

A nation that is unaware of and uncaring of its
history does not deserve to be a nation. Indeed,
the very fissiparous tendencies we see in India
are partly the result of historical naivete, for
whenever we stood together, India was strong
and prosperous. The uncouth reality of the
present is not the only possibility for India: in
our many pasts lie the seeds of our future. If we
are to celebrate the one-hundredth anniversary
of the Indian Union as a prosperous society, we
must not ignore the other 4,900 years of Indian
history.

anyway that is just one example...others may have divergent views..

[patel_rahul]

Yes.

[Napolean]

A definite yes....

[aryaputra]

to all the people who said 'YES'. one question:

Does this not "help" in developing hatred towards each other in the society based upon caste / creed / religion / origin?

teaching the young immature kids about the holocaust or the christian crusade or the islamic jehad during which they killed innocent people, does it not seed the feeling of hatred?

I see that happening in europe especially the jews towards the germans and the poles.
I can see it happening in India, especially with the Hindus - towards the muslims and to an extent the christians.
I can see it happening within the hindus....dalits towards the brahmins.

Would it not be better if we don't teach these young kids all the bitter and harsh past....but rather teach them a mandatory subject that will sow the seeds of a good and harmonious realtionships amonst the society?

somebody once said Ignorance is Bliss .

[risingsun]

I would like to disagree, the responsibility is completely teachers' in teaching history the motive should not be only to inform about what had happened, the motive should be to learn from past mistakes, to learn that hatred breads only hatred and heart break and nothing else, to learn that what happened in past should not be repeated - with this motive it becomes very very important that people in their stages where they are easily influenced learn about what really happened in past.
tell me, if history is not taught and suppose a kid comes to know that germans persecuted jews (which is only partial truth) through doubtfull sources, wont he have unjustified hatred towards ALL germans? would it not be better to let him know that all that happened was at the behest of a madman called hitler, that like germans who persecuted jews there also existed ad do exist germans who did help jews even in those days even in face of deadly persecution by germans in power?

[awara_dost]

Originally posted by risingsun
I would like to disagree,

u r right ugte suraj.

Apna history me kuch aisa tha....

History, Geography bari bewafa
Raat ko pari, subah ko safa.

[Super Girl]

I agree with Surya.

Teachers and for that matter parents should point out the mistakes and lessons learnt from history. It is their moral responsibility to teach kids to move towards a hate free world.

[Robinhood]

Originally posted by risingsun
I would like to disagree, the responsibility is completely teachers' in teaching history the motive should not be only to inform about what had happened, the motive should be to learn from past mistakes, to learn that hatred breads only hatred and heart break and nothing else, to learn that what happened in past should not be repeated - with this motive it becomes very very important that people in their stages where they are easily influenced learn about what really happened in past.
tell me, if history is not taught and suppose a kid comes to know that germans persecuted jews (which is only partial truth) through doubtfull sources, wont he have unjustified hatred towards ALL germans? would it not be better to let him know that all that happened was at the behest of a madman called hitler, that like germans who persecuted jews there also existed ad do exist germans who did help jews even in those days even in face of deadly persecution by germans in power?

O yeah sunny boy!

tell me who's gonna teach history the 'ideal' way?

easier said than done !!!!!!!!!

teaching history can't be done away with!!!!! - yaar phir school mein sone ke liye ek period kum ho jayega

[khopdi]

kidsh shud be taught how they were created hishtorically

[Robinhood]

Originally posted by khopdi
kidsh shud be taught how they were created hishtorically

hayn..matlab sirff 9 mahine ki history.....
ya uske pehle ke bhi 'efforts' ka lekha jokha dena hai

[khopdi]

shub effort ka ek-ek shaptur hone koo maangtai

[viking]

If Indian children are taught about the kings like Shivaji,Rana pratap,Prithviraj Chauhan then a sense of hatered for Muslims is invariably developed.

If they are taught about Rani of Jhansi,Savarkar,Tilak Bhagat Singh then hate against the British is generated.

If something is taught about Gandhi then they learn about how to get things done with Non Cooperation and hunger strikes.

If more contemporary history is taught then what do we teach them the heroics of Jawaharlal nehru?Or how he went about with lady mountbatten?

What kind of History is then left to teach?

[khopdi]

there shud be at leesht one lesshun on laaaloo shaadav