Is history still an important subject to learn in today's world?
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Next answer if you believe the study of history is important in today's world of ever expanding technology.
I believe that the study of history will always be relevant no matter how advanced society becomes. History calls attention to ethical and social problems that arise as a result of the human condition. Society will never outgrow the fact that we are and will always be sentient beings, and the situations and conflicts that happen as a result. On a more basic level, history teaches us research skills, critical thinking skills, and problem solving skills as it introduces scenarios and events that present the student with both basic questions that build basic skills and deeper questions that strengthened the student's character and self-awareness. For example, a basic question such as "In what year did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?" will build memorization skills. On a deeper level, a student could be asked "Was it justifiable to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during WWII? Explain your reasoning." This line of questioning asks the student to question themselves about their beliefs, and it requires critical thinking, analyzation, and problem solving skills. History is an avenue of learning that can not be created in any other field of learning. It will never be irrelevant.
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