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Why History Is Important:

“History is our myth, our story, our dream of reality, grounded in the context of the past but created to inform the future.”

 

This 8th grade class at Freedom Middle School exists to encourage the study of and interest in American History for all those who care for it.  History is important because:

• Studying history provides an account of the ways in which a particular society has changed and developed over time.

• History presents an opportunity to analyse and determine what actually occurred during a particular event and why.

• History provides a narrative of the ways in which a society has functioned in the past.

• History reveals characteristics of nations that set them apart from other nations.

• History reveals the ways in which societies communicate and interact with each other.

• History helps us define our identity – who we are, where we come from and how we are connected.