The Two Sides of History

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The Two Sides of History In order for a teacher to convey optimism about the course of history, they have to start by telling the whole truth. They have to speak of events that helped shape history even if it is not pleasing in the mind of others. As an educator of history, youn have the choice to tell what happened and speak on how you feel, but in order to be culturally responsive, you have to accept the hurt that comes with the truth. As we know, when speaking of the history of America, most of the time, people speak of all the dark events. Everyone’s interpretation of history is different. The truth about history comes from comparing others perspective with your own. Now granted, everyone’s perspective is not going to be the same or equal. History itself is uncomfortable and controversial and that is one of the main reason, teachers try to steer away from the truth. Every country has their events that are unnerving to others. America alone has history that impacts people every day. This is one of the reasons the country is divided among different races and cultures. People engage in history in all different ways, but what seems to be the hardest for most is to learn from it. Teachers can convey optimism about the course of history, but students will continue to not know the truth and how it has impacted others. They will know of the events that are constantly spoken and the pain its cause of but not the truths of how others helped one another. These are the secrets that will continue to divide countries. Proverbs 12:17 says “Whoever speaks the truth gives honest evidence, but a false witness utters deceit.” The fundamental goal of teaching history is to help students become responsible, critical, reflective, and active citizens who can make informed and reason decisions about the societal issues and confronting the local, state, and global community respectively (NCSS, 2013). The impact of historical events should be emphasized when speaking of the dark side of history. Too many times, no one wants to speak the truth of the dark side and want to continue to ignore the issues at hand. A representative from Williamson County Moms for Liberty stated “The narrow and slanted obsession on historical mistakes reveals a heavily biased agenda, one that makes children hate their country, each other, and/or themselves”. Again, students don’t hate their country based on what is learned in school as schools still cover up the ugly truth. Children hate their country based on what they are taught at home. Resources: National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), The College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards: Guidance for Enhancing the Rigor of K-12 Civics, Economics, Geography, and History (Silver Spring, MD: NCSS, 2013). New International Version. (2017). You Version. https://www.bible.com/bible/111/PRO.12.NIV (Original work published 1769)
Schwartz, S. (2022, January 19). Who decides what history we teach? an explainer . Education Week. https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/who-decides-what-history- we-teach-an-explainer/2021/08
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