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Why Study History?

mcquarriemarbella wrote 2 months ago: To learn about the past. As you study world history you will learn about the challenges and achievem … more →

Tags: History

Strategic Thinking: Facing Backward To Go Forward

The Leadership Mints Guy wrote 1 year ago: By Peter Jeff The Leadership Mints Guy  Here’s an idea to leverage your organization’s history and h … more →

Tags: strategic thinking, rowing a boat, facing backwards to row a boat, facing backward to get ahead, life must be lived forwards, Soren Kierkegaard's, the past is prologue, Santayana, condemned to repeat the past

History and Utility1 comment

laohutiger wrote 1 year ago: History is not much studied today. It is one of those subjects, like Latin and English composition, … more →

Tags: gallimaufry, Education, History, Study of history, marathon, Thirty Years War, Pearl Harbor

Why Study History?

tjwest3 wrote 1 year ago: In keeping with the other entries about historiography, I thought I would spend some time ruminating … more →

Tags: General History, historical fiction, Historiography, History Discipline, History, studying history, discipline of history, studying the past

Living life forwards but looking at it backwards

timothyscott wrote 1 year ago: “You’re just stuck in the past, mate!” That is often a response I get when I start … more →

Tags: Research, postaweek2011, Education, History, being a history student, postaday2011, being a historian, being an ancient historian, Looking Forward

What is History and what's the point?

amyburvall wrote 1 year ago: I have three of my favorite quotes about History posted in the room: “Life can only be underst … more →

Tags: marie-antoinette, Historiography, Unit 1, picnik, Quotes, taggalaxy

Reassessing Story of the World8 comments

farrarwilliams wrote 2 years ago: It’s spring and we’re getting closer to the end of our second year with Susan Wise Bauer … more →

Tags: Homeschooling, History, Story of the World, Middle Ages, secularizing story of the world, what's a real craft project

George Washington: Study history, refuse to be king, make the republic last3 comments

Ed Darrell wrote 2 years ago: This is a mostly encore post, emphasizing George Washington’s astounding ability to draw from … more →

Tags: History, leadership, George Washington, Heroes, American Revolution, Founders, democracy, Hero's

Too Much History2 comments

Lloyd Lofthouse wrote 2 years ago: I’ve read A FEW opinions about iLook China on other Blogs that say I write too much about Chin … more →

Tags: Education, History, Barbara Tuchman, The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam, historians, history teaches us, history of religion in China, China's History, reading history

"A Great Degree of Value"3 comments

drbexl wrote 3 years ago: As you may remember, in October this year, I partook in a panel on “Why I study history? … more →

Tags: History, John Tosh

For My Benefit...

Luke_D wrote 5 years ago: In just about a months time I will have what is affectionately termed a “historical reflection … more →

Tags: History


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