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Originally Posted by Perna
But the writing well, especially in a "foreign" subject you don't now find interesting will benefit you later in life. I learned computers/technology from the ground up starting in the early 1970's and that's "history" but has benefited me greatly in my life; I just couldn't see how back in the "beginning". You just never know what you'll need in your tool kit; I missed out on being a programmer back when programming was something to be because I was lazy with my math in high school and college, didn't have enough/the right algebra because I didn't like it and didn't see the need for it since I was a history major :-) I get to the 80's and Pascal (instead of Cobol, which I started with) and could have enjoyed programming. . .
In 20 years you may need to know how local politics works, the history of what's going on so you can save your multi-billion dollar company; if you don't know the history, how government and politics works, you end up being. . . Donald Trump. Yes, he's President, but. . .
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I don't deny that knowing the basics on how the government works is important; I just don't see a point of doing all of the historical aspects of this class too. Writing an essay about a 48 page chapter in a book regarding an event that holds no relevance towards my interests is not something that I can justify spending time on when time is a precious commodity for me that I possess little of.
Some might argue that those that don't know history are doomed to repeat it as the saying goes, however, one doesn't need a history lesson to know not to do things that people and civilizations did in the past; one only needs to have basic critical thinking skills and common sense enough to see patterns in their behavior and how it relates to others so that they don't make the same mistakes that they or other people made in the past. The important historical events and people was taught to me in middle and high school.
So sorry but I can't justify spending this much time on something like history. Learning about the how the present-day government works, however, could be useful to me.