How to Make a History Class Relevant to Students - 2 views

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  #1 Trevor Gesinghaus on 15 Sep 11

   

  This article provides results of studies that demonstrate that the average student finds history to be dull and lacking excitement. A major justification to student beliefs is that history is irrelevant and boring. The author of this article, June Enright suggests that the most important consideration teachers should make when creating lesson plans for history is to make the lessons relatable to the students. Enright goes on to provide three steps that teachers can follow to make history more relevant to students. These steps can be summarized as follows: provide a greater historical context to 'fill in the gaps' that textbooks often create due to limitations on space, discuss the faults of historical figures in order to make such figures more relatable, and finally use resources other than the textbook to provide different insights into various topics. When students are given a more detailed version of a particular topic, Enright believes that relevance increases causing a boost in the enjoyment of history. Discussing the flaws of a historical figure is useful for students because it demonstrates that even influential figures have shortcomings. Incorporating a variety of sources, whether magazines, videos, or websites, will give students the opportunity to access more interesting and exciting information than what is strictly found in the textbook.
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  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article provides results of studies that demonstrate that the average student finds history to be dull and lacking excitement. A major justification to student beliefs is that history is irrelevant and boring. The author of this article, June Enright suggests that the most important consideration teachers should make when creating lesson plans for history is to make the lessons relatable to the students. Enright goes on to provide three steps that teachers can follow to make history more relevant to students. These steps can be summarized as follows: provide a greater historical context to 'fill in the gaps' that textbooks often create due to limitations on space, discuss the faults of historical figures in order to make such figures more relatable, and finally use resources other than the textbook to provide different insights into various topics. When students are given a more detailed version of a particular topic, Enright believes that relevance increases causing a boost in the enjoyment of history. Discussing the flaws of a historical figure is useful for students because it demonstrates that even influential figures have shortcomings. Incorporating a variety of sources, whether magazines, videos, or websites, will give students the opportunity to access more interesting and exciting information than what is strictly found in the textbook. <br /> <a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_2308820_make-history-class-relevant-students.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ehow.com/how_2308820_make-history-class-relevant-students.html</a></div>

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