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WHY DO WE LEARN HISTORY?

(WHY STUDY HISTORY?)

Posted by Peter N. STEARNS*

Translated by: Erkan DĐNC∗∗

Instead of Summary:

 Reading, learning and studying history is only for professional or

an area of ​​interest and reflection by amateur historians or history educators

perhaps not at any time in historical time, only to specified groups.

It was not seen as a special issue. intellectuals working in various fields and

especially sociologists, political scientists and practitioners and politicians and

the various educational bureaucracy, which undertakes the task of preparing the curriculum,

Which history subjects should be taught in different times and for what purposes?

It is witnessed that they develop ideas about the need. history educator

prof. Written by Peter N. Stearns and published by the American Historical Association

This article, published in 1998, explains why studying and learning history.

In addition to comprehensively discussing what is important and necessary,

It is also important in terms of explaining the skills and capacities that they will gain.

People live in the present; They worry and make plans for the future.

But history means study of the past. living today and

making predictions about what might happen in the future

pressures raise the question of what good thinking about the past does.

All desired and readily available courses, subjects, and

Despite the information, as with many American education programs, “why?

there is still considerable insistence on a date?” and “Why so many

do we motivate the student to learn more history than they need?”

questions come to mind

 Each course in the programs should have a justification. Aforementioned

proponents of the lesson explain why it should be learned

is in the state. The most accepted courses – of which the history course is definitely

one – because they contain information and ways of thinking that interest people

therefore they are preferred. But few people are interested in such subjects and courses.

when self-isolating; The majority said, “Why should I learn these things?

Do we have to?”, “What is our purpose?” from the history lesson for reasons such as

is cooling.

 Historians don't do heart transplant surgeries, highway designs

they do not develop or arrest criminals. Rightly so, education does work.

function and function of history in societies where it is expected to serve

The determination of its functions is much more important than in fields such as engineering or medicine.

is more difficult. History is a really useful and in fact indispensable

is discipline. But what is revealed in a study of history can be applied to other disciplines.

may not be as tangible or tangible as

 Presented as the justification for history and learning history in the past.

Many of the reasons are no longer acceptable. For example, in history

One of the reasons why it still holds its place today is that the old leaders, some

knowing historical facts helps to distinguish an educated person from an ignorant

they believe it does. The dates of the Norman conquest of England (1066) or

who put forward the Theory of Evolution almost at the same time as Darwin.

Knowing the name of the person (Wallace) was considered an advantage. This information

a better candidate to study in Law school of someone who has

higher authority in the workplace where he/she works or works

was thought to have. History knowledge in many societies from China to the USA,

has been used as a display device, and this habit has to some extent been

is still in existence. Unfortunately, this use of history

encourages a thoughtless memorization, that is, the discipline is real but not the same.

It's an unattractive feature at the same time.

 History is essential and good for individuals and society.

must be learned because Various historical abilities and historical

What is the real function of discipline, as there are many ways of understanding reality?

There are different ways of arguing. But all about the utility of history

definitions are based on two fundamental realities.

History Helps Us Understand People and Societies

 History tells us about how people and societies behaved.

It is like a repository of information. Attempts by a range of science disciplines

what people and societies do, how they behave

It is difficult to fully understand. All data already available

trusting may render our efforts in vain when it is unnecessary. of history

A nation that does not use the material it provides is at peace if it is at war.

How can you evaluate? about past experiences

genius, technological innovations or

How can we understand the impact of beliefs on family life? some social

scientists formulate theories and laws about human behavior

they are attempting. To diagnose how people behave

Except in some limited and artificial situations, such as experiments, these resources are

even related to historical knowledge. by general election