History
Why study History?
There are many reasons to study History, the main one being that most employers recognise the value of History qualifications! However there are many other reasons, for example:
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History is interesting!
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People naturally want to learn about the past.
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History prepares us for the real world.
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History teaches important skills like reading, writing, and analyzing.
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History can promote tolerance and multicultural awareness.
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History helps to train our minds to think and organize our views.
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History allows us to predict the future.
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It encourages democracy because it requires us to be critical of evidence.
There are four History teachers in the dept;
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Eleanor Johnson CAL eleanor.johnson@olsonline.net
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Zoe Paul AST zoe.paul@olsonline.net
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Lynn Overton lynn.overton@olsonline.net
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Andy Willis andy.willis@olsonline.net
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