the-importance-of-learning-history

题目2013-5-18雅思真题作文要求Somepeoplethinkallchildrenlearnhistoryinschoolisimportant;someothersthinklearningsubjectsmorerelevanttolifeisimportant.Discussbothviewsandgiveyouropinion.【范文】提纲：ImportantIrrelevant1.理解世界和未来，提高判断力，明智2.理解变化，提高适应性3.文化传承1.过去的事情2.今天和过去不一样Schoolcurriculumdesignhasalwaysbeenacommonconcernfortheauthorities,schoolteachersandparentsaswell,andhistoryisoneofthesubjectscausingadebate.Whilesomepeoplecannotseeitsrelevancetoourcurrentlife,I’dliketoemphasizeitsimportanceinmodernsociety.Thosewhoadvocatetheeliminationofhistoryseethingsinseparateratherthaninconnection.Theypresumethathistoryisabouteverythingthathappenedinthepast;thereforehasnothingtodowithourpresentlifewhichhaschangedintoacompletelydifferentworld.Accordinglytheyclaimthatstudyinghistoryisawasteoftimeandshouldberemovedfromschoolclass.However,itisbecauseoftheconstantchangeoftheworldthatweneedtograspsomethingunchangeablewhichcanalwaysbefoundinthestudyofhistory.Thisinterpretationofthesubjectofhistoryisblindtothegeneralprinciplespresentedinthepast.Itissaidthatthereisnothingnewintheworld,whichappliesthatwecandrawontheexperienceofourancestors.Historyhelpschildrentobetteranddeeperunderstandthechangingworldanddevelopsensibility,judgmentandadaptabilitytotheirpersonallifeandthesociety.Suchqualitieshelpstudentstoavoidmanymistakesandbetterpreparefortheirsuccessfulandrewardingfuturelife.Inaddition,historyisalsoaboutcultureandtraditionduetoitsregionalandracialfeatures.Itremindsusofourrootandenhancesouridentity.Childrenlearninghistorycanbetterappreciatetheirtraditionalculture.Tosumup,historyisabestwayforustoseethecurrentworldandpredictthefuture.Historyisespeciallyimportantforchildrentolearnbecauseitmakesthemmoreawareofthemselvesandtheworldandprovideculturalidentityaswell..历史不仅是知识中很有价值的一部分，而且还打开了通向其他许多部分的门径，并为许多科学领域提供了材料。(Imustadd,)thathistoryisnotonlyavaluablepartofknowledge,butopensthedoortomanyotherparts,andaffordsmaterialstomostofthesciences.--------------[OfTheStudyOfHistory]byDavidHumeTheImportanceofLearningHistoryIthaslongbeenacontentiousissueastowhatstudentsshouldlearninschool——historyorsubjectsrelevanttolife.Somepeoplesupposethatallchildrenlearnhistoryinschoolisimportant,whilesomeothersclaimthatlearningsubjectsmorerelevanttolifeisimportant.AsfarasIamconcerned,theformeropinionholdsmoreweight.Therearenumerousreasonstosupportmypointofview,andIwouldexploreonlyafewofthemostimportantoneshere.Oneoftheprimarycausesisthathistoryisthefundamentalofhumanitiesandsocialsciences,anditisalsorelatedtothequalityofhumanbeings.Historyisthememoryofthingssaidanddoneandithasplayedanextremelyimportantroleinourlifeforalongtime.Historyisnotonlyavaluablepartofknowledge,butopensthedoortomanyotherparts,andaffordsmaterialstomostofthesciences.VictorHugooncesaid,“Whatishistory?Anechoofthepastinthefuture;areflexfromthefutureonthepast.”Learningthehistorycanhelpustostrengthenthequalityofpoliticsandbeawareofthetimes.Ifwewantourcountry,ournationorourpartytobeprosperous,wecannotforgetthehistoryorhistoricalandculturaltraditions.Anotherreasonthatcanbeseenbyeverypersonisthatwecanlearnfromhistoryitself.EnglishpoetShelleyoncewrote,”historyisarondeauwhichengravedinthememory.”Asweallknow,history,itoftenappearsagaininasimilarway.Howcanweabsorbtheexperiencesandlessonsfromthehistoricaleventsinthepast?Howcanwetakeadvantageofthewisdomofancestorstodealwithourproblemstoday?Theanswerislearninghistory.InChinese,weusuallysaidYiShiMingJian,itmeanstakinghistoryasamirror.Theidiomemphasisthathistoryplaysasignificantroleinguidingtheimprovementofsociety.Lastbutnotleast,wewillhaveabroadhorizonthanthosewhoonlyenjoythesubjectsrelevanttolifewhenweareequippedwithbothChinesehistoryandwesterncivilization.Adeeperandbetterunderstandingofhistorymeansthatwewillhavefewerproblemswhenengagingincrossculturecommunication.Inaddition,learninghistoryhelpsstudentsunderstandmorethings,suchasphilosophicalthinking,attitudestolifeandinterpersonalrelations.Takingintoaccountofallthesefactors,wemaydrawtheconclusionthatlearninghistoryhasmoremeritsthanlearningsubjectsrelevanttolifedoesn’thave.Therefore,asacollegestudent,weshouldpayattentiontohistoryandspareoureffortstolearnit.Ithavelongbeenacontentiousissueastowhatstudentsshouldlearninschool--historyorsomethingrelevanttolife.Somepeoplethinkallchildrenlearnhistoryinschoolisimportant,whilesomeothersthinklearningsubjectsmorerelevanttolifeisimportant.AsfarasIamconcerned,theformeropinionholdsmoreweight.Therearenumerousreasonstosupportmypointofview,andIwouldexploreonlyafewofthemostimportantoneshere.Oneoftheprimarycausesisthathistoryisthefundamentalofhumanitiesandsocialsciences,anditisalsorelatedtothequalityofhumanbeings.Historyisthememoryofthingssaidanddoneandithasplayedanextremelyimportantroleinourlifeforalongtime.Historyisnotonlyavaluablepartofknowledge,butopensthedoortomanyotherparts,andaffordsmaterialstomostofthesciences.VictorHugooncesaid,Whatishistory?Anechoofthepastinthefuture;areflexfromthefutureonthepast.Learninghistorycanhelpustostrengthenthequalityofpoliticsandawarenesstothetimes.Ifwe