History In High Schools

Throughout high school, I was only required to take two history classes to graduate. My freshman year, I took Social Studies because it was the closest class to history that Deltona High school offered. My sophomore year I was able to study World History, which was a brief overview on the backgrounds of different places around the world. U.S. History was the requirement for all junior year students. Even though the course was supposed to go over the history of our own country it didn’t get into depth, either. Senior year, my history classes got changed entirely for Economics and Government. That year, I completely missed out on history classes all together. When I found out that there were no history classes I could take my senior year, I began to question the school system’s logic. History is an important part of learning that can’t be missed. The study tells us who we are, where we came from, and so much more. The importance of history should not be underestimated in our school system …show more content…
We often times have to make our own decisions on small details, like what to wear that day or what to say in certain situations. On this smaller scale, history may seem insignificant. However, if a problem did arise that we haven’t handled before, we could look to the experiences of others from the past (Crabtree, “The Importance of History”). History plays an important role in everyday life without us even realizing. We often reference the mistakes and victories of others while making a decision. Not only does history teach us about our background, it also gives us the knowledge to use critical thinking to our advantage. Youth today spend less time thinking and more time acting, ultimately causing problems in their personal lives. Introducing more history class options will help students to think about actions and consequences more than they normally would have. This, in turn, can directly affect the way we live our