History

Many times students question why we study history, and many times teachers give the same answer, "We study history so that it won't repeat itself." Personally this claim makes sense but it doesn't exactly work that way. A lot times we see history repeating itself, if studying history were fulfilling it's purpose we wouldn't have racism, or wars, but many times the worlds current events are similar to events from the past. In an interview Morgan Freeman was asked about racism and how we can get rid of it and he replied "How do we stop racism? Stop talking about it. I'm going to stop calling you a white man, and I'm going to ask you to stop calling me a black man." I believe in this theory 100% because to me by bringing up the past we allow ourselves and others to see what we are capable of. And if the right person gets hold of this insight we might just find ourselves in another holocaust, or form of slavery. I'm not saying to get rid of history altogether but I definitely think we should monitor what is being taught in school.