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Helping Your Child Learn History
Helping Your Child Learn History
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Imagine that you wake up one morning to find out you have no memory! You’re not
able to remember who you are or what happened in your life yesterday or the day
before that. You’re unable to recognize your children, and you can’t communicate with
neighbors and other people because you no longer know how to greet them, and you
can’t understand what they are saying. You don’t remember what the words “elections,”
“wars,” or “movies” mean.
Just as having no personal memory deprives us of a sense of our own identity, having no
historical memory deprives us of a sense of our national identity and, in the words of Mrs.
Lynne V. Cheney, noted author and wife of the vice president of the United States, of “a
perspective on human existence.” Knowledge of U. S. history enables us to understand
our nation’s traditions, its conflicts, and its central ideas, values and organizing principles.
Knowledge of world history enables us to understand other cultures. In addition, without
historical memory, we miss a great source of enjoyment that comes from piecing together
the story of the past—our own, our nation’s and the world’s. Our historical memory is
enriched by our understanding of geography, which lets us better see the physical
context of cultures and environments around the world and across time.
Through the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, President George W. Bush has made clear his
commitment to the goals of raising standards of achievement for all children and of
providing all children with highly qualified teachers and with instruction that is based on
scientific research. Helping Your Child Learn History is part of the presidentÌs efforts to
provide families with the latest research and practical information that can help them to
support their childrenÌs learning at home.
By showing interest in their children’s education, families can spark enthusiasm in them
and lead them to a very important understanding—that learning can be enjoyable as well
as rewarding and is well worth the effort required.
We hope that you find this booklet a valuable tool for developing and reinforcing your
child’s interest in and knowledge of history—and that you and your family may increase
your appreciation for why such knowledge is important.
able to remember who you are or what happened in your life yesterday or the day
before that. You’re unable to recognize your children, and you can’t communicate with
neighbors and other people because you no longer know how to greet them, and you
can’t understand what they are saying. You don’t remember what the words “elections,”
“wars,” or “movies” mean.
Just as having no personal memory deprives us of a sense of our own identity, having no
historical memory deprives us of a sense of our national identity and, in the words of Mrs.
Lynne V. Cheney, noted author and wife of the vice president of the United States, of “a
perspective on human existence.” Knowledge of U. S. history enables us to understand
our nation’s traditions, its conflicts, and its central ideas, values and organizing principles.
Knowledge of world history enables us to understand other cultures. In addition, without
historical memory, we miss a great source of enjoyment that comes from piecing together
the story of the past—our own, our nation’s and the world’s. Our historical memory is
enriched by our understanding of geography, which lets us better see the physical
context of cultures and environments around the world and across time.
Through the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, President George W. Bush has made clear his
commitment to the goals of raising standards of achievement for all children and of
providing all children with highly qualified teachers and with instruction that is based on
scientific research. Helping Your Child Learn History is part of the presidentÌs efforts to
provide families with the latest research and practical information that can help them to
support their childrenÌs learning at home.
By showing interest in their children’s education, families can spark enthusiasm in them
and lead them to a very important understanding—that learning can be enjoyable as well
as rewarding and is well worth the effort required.
We hope that you find this booklet a valuable tool for developing and reinforcing your
child’s interest in and knowledge of history—and that you and your family may increase
your appreciation for why such knowledge is important.
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