It’s absolutely infuriating how true this is, and it’s not just History, it’s also Physics and Biology.
Games9631-4090 on
This is so real! I�m not into history academically, but if you tell it to me in a juicy, gossip-like way, I�d be totally hooked. Haha!
Mrtolli69 on
I liked history at school. When we were at specific subject. I really liked Sparta at elementary. I was always speaking about the subject more then the teacher I could name almost every conflict.
Whole-Regret2346 on
History in school, at least in the US, is always censored and/or butchered now
Onis18 on
I loved history in school, but learning more outside of school to apply to school really made me ecstatic about it to this day
TurbulentDay8487 on
As someone who majored in Economic Social History: it is so much more fun to read history books for leisure than to cram 10.000+ pages in a year.
PUNCH-WAS-SERVED on
Meh, history is interesting. Just it’s hard to learn things and be engaged when the presentation is dry as all hell. I remember having a high school textbook where the authors claimed they wrote a “fun” book. Yeah, totally fun. All of those times I fell asleep doing homework. XD
Deadlock-33 on
Funny story I learned more about history playing Fate/grand order than anything else 😂
Gamer4lifeyt6000 on
I love reading about history. But where I am from is very nationalistic(we only read our country’s history every year)
Raizerin on
That’s because teachers don’t know how to teach interestingly. Most of the time it’s just straight facts, which is boring. But if you watch a YouTuber explaining it, it usually has interesting visuals, maybe the occasional joke, and it’s explained in a manner that is much more interesting. If teachers taught their class like entertainers do, every student would get an A.
Joaoreturns on
Nice. Onlye the 57th time I see this meme on this sub.
TheScottishLad69620 on
I think this is a result of being forced to learn something vs choosing to learn something
Routine_Leading_4757 on
How I feel after binge-watching every Oversimplified video:
Juls7243 on
I love learning history how as an adult because it adds tremendous context to the world as I see it. In school, as a younger kid, it just seemed arbitrary. You didn’t see/understand how the consequences of historical events will/do impact your life.
Axithilia on
Pretty much any science class
StrategicMagic on
History class in the UK absolutely sucked. We repeated the same subjects over and over and over. I had 4 years in a row covering the Tudors and I remember absolutely nothing about it. My last year of history (before selecting to take geography classes in its place) we finally covered the two world wars.
I am however, keenly interested in Genghis Khan and his empire, and remain absolutely fascinated by it.
Strictly regimented and curated history is not the way to teach it. Any person will be able to find *something* about the past that interests them. You just gotta find that and encourage its pursuit.
CosmicLullabyX on
Prohibition era is my roman empire
LemonadeGlowX on
I bet they intentionally make history as boring as possible in school to make sure no one looks into the real history out of curiosity. Beat the interest outta them
Zestyclose-Sundae593 on
At school, you’re forced to learn things that you can’t give two shits about. At home, you get to choose which topic in history that you want to look into.
InsuranceKey8278 on
people don’t put the undesirable details so what they teach is already half knowledge or sometimes purposefully obsfucating to not show their country in bad sight
GameDestiny2 on
I actually preferred history in school, although that was because it was comprehensive and structured and my teacher gave lectures instead of constant reading
sissycurious3108 on
Nah. I always loved history. Was my favorite class in school.
AQuuRious on
I always thought the topics at school could be somewhat cool teachers were ass tho
ImToastlol on
I relate 🗿
NewBookShelf on
It’s true. I hated History in School. Maybe it’s because all those Era and Time period I had to memorize but now I LOVE history.
Capital-Archer-108 on
Actually history is interesting just the way teachers explain it makes you wanna fall asleep. I mean some of the topics are really boring but if I every read history on my own, it’s probably over singers or cartoons, tv shows, stuff like that.
DarkBird1234 on
u/RepostSleuthBot
Beautiful-Client-559 on
Such is the fine line between conspiracy theories and historically factual events
Glacial_Shield_W on
History in school is about as sterilized as it can get; often taught by a prof who either doesn’t care or has a passionate bias in their readings. History learned by yourself allows you to more readily absorb and understand what happened, as well as lessons to be gleamed from said events.
soretti on
I think it’s because they teach it in the wrong direction. It’s way more interesting when you do it anti-chronologically, starting with where we are today and then stepping back through time to reveal how we ended up here. Where you’re sitting right now is the result of a series of events tracing back to the beginning of time. A lot of crazy shit happened to put you where you are. Doing it chronologically makes it boring and gives students a feeling of, “Why would I possibly care about ancient Sumerian cuneiform writing??”
KN041203 on
Mainly because half of the time it feel more like a list of event than a story when it’s taught or in a test.
Historical_Sky05 on
All of subjects in school are like this and different as a hobby
Corni_20 on
DJPeachCobbler fan?
GimmeUrBrunchMoney on
The other day I was talking about school subjects with my daughter, she’s 10. History comes up and she’s like “I just don’t get why we have to talk about like world war 2”
Me: “Well…”
Her: “OHHH NO NO NO NO DONT”
Me: “haha what?”
Her: “you’re gonna have some sort of lesson and it’s gonna be a good point. 🙄”
Me: “lol yeah. So let’s pretend you took a baby born in 1800. That’s right. You have a Time Machine and go back and kidnap a baby. Take the baby to 2024 and raise it with all the other 2024 babies. Would it be different than all the other babies or just the same?”
Her and son (7m): “no, it would be the same”
Me: “these old stories don’t feel real, they almost feel like movies or make believe, right?”
Them: “yeah”
Me: “but they’re not. They happened. With people just like you and me. These stories help us learn about ourselves and what we might do in similar situations.”
Her: “UGH THATS A REALLY INTERESTING POINT GAAAAHD”
Low_Development147 on
fact
HankMadder on
That applies to literally everything that you do not as an obligation but because you want to.
Ok_Substance5632 on
“The King was a very kibd and caring/thoughtful for his kingdom and people” 😴
“Then one day the King wanted to wage war on the neighboring land so he can build a casino full of hookers” 🤩
ajay9452 on
The same goes for coding:
Case 1: Coding in colleges
Case 2: Learning coding on your own. Using it to fuel your curiosity
Remarkable-Quit-8654 on
I was so bad at it
till I realized what was actually behind it !!
Sudden_Doctor_3627 on
History, law and biology are my top 3
Baby_____Shark on
I hate Taylor Swift!
Most-Ruin-7663 on
You don’t know real drama until you scour thru an online portal with newspapers from the 1920s in Texas…
Rahonaroniss on
History: turns from snooze-fest to conspiracy mania.
Serene-Lights- on
can’t remember what i ate yesterday, but i can give you a detailed breakdown of 12th century political intrigue
FJkookser00 on
It’s best when you have a history teacher who actually loves history, because he’ll make history class feel like it’s your hobby
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It’s absolutely infuriating how true this is, and it’s not just History, it’s also Physics and Biology.
This is so real! I�m not into history academically, but if you tell it to me in a juicy, gossip-like way, I�d be totally hooked. Haha!
I liked history at school. When we were at specific subject. I really liked Sparta at elementary. I was always speaking about the subject more then the teacher I could name almost every conflict.
History in school, at least in the US, is always censored and/or butchered now
I loved history in school, but learning more outside of school to apply to school really made me ecstatic about it to this day
As someone who majored in Economic Social History: it is so much more fun to read history books for leisure than to cram 10.000+ pages in a year.
Meh, history is interesting. Just it’s hard to learn things and be engaged when the presentation is dry as all hell. I remember having a high school textbook where the authors claimed they wrote a “fun” book. Yeah, totally fun. All of those times I fell asleep doing homework. XD
Funny story I learned more about history playing Fate/grand order than anything else 😂
I love reading about history. But where I am from is very nationalistic(we only read our country’s history every year)
That’s because teachers don’t know how to teach interestingly. Most of the time it’s just straight facts, which is boring. But if you watch a YouTuber explaining it, it usually has interesting visuals, maybe the occasional joke, and it’s explained in a manner that is much more interesting. If teachers taught their class like entertainers do, every student would get an A.
Nice. Onlye the 57th time I see this meme on this sub.
I think this is a result of being forced to learn something vs choosing to learn something
How I feel after binge-watching every Oversimplified video:
I love learning history how as an adult because it adds tremendous context to the world as I see it. In school, as a younger kid, it just seemed arbitrary. You didn’t see/understand how the consequences of historical events will/do impact your life.
Pretty much any science class
History class in the UK absolutely sucked. We repeated the same subjects over and over and over. I had 4 years in a row covering the Tudors and I remember absolutely nothing about it. My last year of history (before selecting to take geography classes in its place) we finally covered the two world wars.
I am however, keenly interested in Genghis Khan and his empire, and remain absolutely fascinated by it.
Strictly regimented and curated history is not the way to teach it. Any person will be able to find *something* about the past that interests them. You just gotta find that and encourage its pursuit.
Prohibition era is my roman empire
I bet they intentionally make history as boring as possible in school to make sure no one looks into the real history out of curiosity. Beat the interest outta them
At school, you’re forced to learn things that you can’t give two shits about. At home, you get to choose which topic in history that you want to look into.
people don’t put the undesirable details so what they teach is already half knowledge or sometimes purposefully obsfucating to not show their country in bad sight
I actually preferred history in school, although that was because it was comprehensive and structured and my teacher gave lectures instead of constant reading
Nah. I always loved history. Was my favorite class in school.
I always thought the topics at school could be somewhat cool teachers were ass tho
I relate 🗿
It’s true. I hated History in School. Maybe it’s because all those Era and Time period I had to memorize but now I LOVE history.
Actually history is interesting just the way teachers explain it makes you wanna fall asleep. I mean some of the topics are really boring but if I every read history on my own, it’s probably over singers or cartoons, tv shows, stuff like that.
u/RepostSleuthBot
Such is the fine line between conspiracy theories and historically factual events
History in school is about as sterilized as it can get; often taught by a prof who either doesn’t care or has a passionate bias in their readings. History learned by yourself allows you to more readily absorb and understand what happened, as well as lessons to be gleamed from said events.
I think it’s because they teach it in the wrong direction. It’s way more interesting when you do it anti-chronologically, starting with where we are today and then stepping back through time to reveal how we ended up here. Where you’re sitting right now is the result of a series of events tracing back to the beginning of time. A lot of crazy shit happened to put you where you are. Doing it chronologically makes it boring and gives students a feeling of, “Why would I possibly care about ancient Sumerian cuneiform writing??”
Mainly because half of the time it feel more like a list of event than a story when it’s taught or in a test.
All of subjects in school are like this and different as a hobby
DJPeachCobbler fan?
The other day I was talking about school subjects with my daughter, she’s 10. History comes up and she’s like “I just don’t get why we have to talk about like world war 2”
Me: “Well…”
Her: “OHHH NO NO NO NO DONT”
Me: “haha what?”
Her: “you’re gonna have some sort of lesson and it’s gonna be a good point. 🙄”
Me: “lol yeah. So let’s pretend you took a baby born in 1800. That’s right. You have a Time Machine and go back and kidnap a baby. Take the baby to 2024 and raise it with all the other 2024 babies. Would it be different than all the other babies or just the same?”
Her and son (7m): “no, it would be the same”
Me: “these old stories don’t feel real, they almost feel like movies or make believe, right?”
Them: “yeah”
Me: “but they’re not. They happened. With people just like you and me. These stories help us learn about ourselves and what we might do in similar situations.”
Her: “UGH THATS A REALLY INTERESTING POINT GAAAAHD”
fact
That applies to literally everything that you do not as an obligation but because you want to.
“The King was a very kibd and caring/thoughtful for his kingdom and people” 😴
“Then one day the King wanted to wage war on the neighboring land so he can build a casino full of hookers” 🤩
The same goes for coding:
Case 1: Coding in colleges
Case 2: Learning coding on your own. Using it to fuel your curiosity
I was so bad at it
till I realized what was actually behind it !!
History, law and biology are my top 3
I hate Taylor Swift!
You don’t know real drama until you scour thru an online portal with newspapers from the 1920s in Texas…
History: turns from snooze-fest to conspiracy mania.
can’t remember what i ate yesterday, but i can give you a detailed breakdown of 12th century political intrigue
It’s best when you have a history teacher who actually loves history, because he’ll make history class feel like it’s your hobby