The teaching of history at school Flashcards
Q. How were you taught history when you were at school?
Answer: In my country, all school-going kids, especially the ones who attend high school, are taught history by making it mandatory for them to study “history” as an important subject in their curricula. Needless to say, it was no exception for me, as I also studied history and I liked it too. And I liked it because my history teacher used to make this subject rather interesting for all of us by citing many historical and interesting examples and references which were not usually mentioned in our textbooks in many cases. Sometimes, we were taken to important historic sites to witness those places first-hand and learn from our experience. But such expedition was very rare - just once or twice a year.
Q. Are there other ways people can learn about history, apart from at school? How?
Answer: Apart from schools, there are some other channels too through which we can learn history. For example, we can learn it by watching different TV programmes that talk about different historical events. In fact, there is a TV channel called “History” just for this purpose. Besides, people can also learn about many interesting historical events and facts by visiting a museum of “History” that preserves many facts about the history of our world. Moreover, travelling extensively can also expose us to the history of different places and cultures. Finally, reading some interesting “history journals” at a library can also be a great way to learn history, in addition to browsing the history of our world and civilization on the internet.
Q. Do you think history will still be a school subject in the future? Why?
Answer: History is so complicated and vast as it contains everything from the past which also, by the way, keep changing because of its different interpretation by different people, over time, that only some expert professionals on “history” can analyze and put those historical events in proper perspectives. Putting these historical events, data and analysis in proper perspectives are absolutely imperative, if we want secure the present and future of our world, and I just don’t think that there is any better alternative to schools just yet which can analyze these historical events in such objective and methodological manner for us. So, yes, history will very much be taught at our schools in the future.
- Describe a historic place you have ever visited.
- Describe a worth visiting tourist spot in your city.
- Describe a famous spot in your country.
- Describe an interesting place you have been to.
Mandatory & voluntary
● اجباری،واجب،زوری،ناگزیر
voting is not mandatory
رای دادن اجباری نیست
Curriculum
noun - curriculum
برنامه تحصیلی: curriculum
دوره تحصیلات: curriculum
برنامه اموزشی: curriculum
اموزش برنامه: curriculum
Apart from
• He is living apart from his wife.
او جدا از زنش زندگی می‌کند
History is so complicated and vast
adjective - vast
وسیع: wide, large, vast, extensive, immense, spacious
عظیم: massive, great, enormous, tremendous, vast, immense
بزرگ: great, large, big, major, mighty, vast
پهناور: vast, wide, broad, extensive, immense, ample
فراوان: abundant, many, great, plenty, plentiful, vast
زیاد: high, great, numerous, wide, vast, heavy
بیکران: infinite, vast, unbounded, immense, immeasurable, indefinite
Perspective
this book gave me a whole new perspective on the matter
این کتاب نظر مرا در این مورد عوض کرد
Proper
adj., adv., n.
● مناسب،درخور،شایسته،فراخور
proper clothing for a funeral ceremony
لباس مناسب مجلس ختم
Putting these data in proper perspectives are absolutely imperative
مری، دستوری، حتمی، الزام اور، ضروری
Needless to say, it was no exception for me
- Describe a historic place you have ever visited.
- Describe a worth visiting tourist spot in your city.
- Describe a famous spot in your country.
- Describe an interesting place you have been to.
