Was history class a total snooze fest for you back in school? Yeah, me too. And I do not want to repeat that with my own kids.
What you’ll get from this post
- Why so many of us don’t remember the history we learned in school
- What I want to do differently in our homeschool
Factoids, memorize, repeat
The books from back in school seemed to only teach factoids: names of people, places and dates. Teachers just wanted us to memorize them, spit them out on a test and be done with it.
No wonder most of us don’t remember much of it, and could really care less.
What I want for my kids
I want history in our homeschool to be something my kids actually remember and care about, not a list of facts to cram. If you feel the same, the posts below show the other history options we’ve reviewed.
Key takeaways
- Old-school history books leaned on names, places and dates.
- Memorizing for a test means most of it is forgotten.
- Homeschooling gives you the chance to teach history differently.
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More from our crew
- History for Homeschool: Tuttle Twins "America's History" Review
- History for Homeschool: A Narrative Approach by Tuttle Twins
Full transcript
Was history class A total snooze Fest for you back in school yeah me too and I do not want to repeat that with my own kids but those books from back in school seem to only teach factoids just names of people places dates and teachers just wanted us to memorize those and spit them out on test and be done with it and no wonder most of us don't remember much of that and could really care less