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That's where schoolbook history is missing the mark IMO. History as a subject of study is a vibrant and diverse area... full of debate. By masticating a severely biased view of history down to a one dimensional entity where the good guys were all good, the bad guys were all bad, and nothing is open for debate... History texts bore students out of even a slight interest in the subject.
I understand the need to limit the complexity of subject matter so kids will learn something, but I would imagine that if a subject captures their interest they're more likely to learn than just from wrote memororization of dull material.
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