Why teach History?

When Grade 12 students were asked about their History class, almost everyone said that they don’t need to know about what did others do in the past. (Garneau, n.d.). Students consider History as an irrelevant subject, and many educators believe that History should be eliminated from the curriculum. However, many scholars believe that History has many benefits for students because it helps them develop critical thinking, and develop aspects of problem-solving. In fact, our living rotates around past events that we haven’t created. The language we speak is inherited from the past. All the traditions, religions, and cultures were created in the past. Technology has been invented in past decades. These are all good reasons to believe in the importance of the past to understand the condition of human being. (Corfield, 2008).
 History serves as an example, a warning, and a guide; history helps us avoid the conflicts, and find accurate solutions for current problems. it is a warning for young adults to think critically before falling into unexpected results. Also, it is a guide for pupils to find their culture, family, and society. History reflects an image of critical reasons of our current living, so it is crucial that we know our history and connect it to understand our world. Not only does history influence our present but also it guides our future because understanding history will help us guide our future actions so that we act in the way that is best for humanity. And as Machiavelli said "Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus they necessarily have the same results."