Looping Sketch #5 Why do some people not want to face history?

Who are you? How can someone answer that question completely when they do not know the history of their families's past. In the article, "Teaching What Really Happened", we are informed of the misconceptions that people are taught. Why do people want us to be passive? Everyone should be taught the truth even if it is uncomfortable. Teaching the truth about history is important, because that is how we get knowledge of what happened in the past and about how we are a little bit more privileged than people in the past. We need to face the fact that so many people died and fought until the end for human rights, voting rights, inclusion, immigration, and overall justice for every single person. Facing history and caring about the past will help us understand ourselves better and the people around us. Do you want to go back to the way the United States was in the early 1900's or do you want to learn about the past and make a change to the future of this world?

Loewen, J. W. (2010). Teaching what really happened: How to avoid the tyranny of textbooks and get students excited about doing history. New York: Teachers College Press, Columbia University