Reading the actual words that changed the course of history, and stories that focus on the details of time and place help children know that history is about real people in real places who made real choices that had some real consequences, and that they could have made different choices. Less can mean more . Trying to learn the entire history of the world is not only impossible, it feels too hard and reduces our enthusiasm for history. In-depth study of a few important events gives us a chance to understand the many sides of a story. We can always add new facts.
History is hands-on work .
There is no final word on history . There are good storytellers and less good storytellers. And there are many stories. A good student of history will always look for other points of view, knowing that our understanding of history changes over time. We should invite them to clear up doubts they have about the reasons for remembering certain things, getting the facts right, getting facts right, and collecting and judging evidence.