The Important Thing About History
After sharing, The Important Book, by Margaret Wise Brown, I brainstormed some things that were important to me. I ended up choosing history because it was not an idea I thought anyone else would have. Once the topic was chosen, I brainstormed things I wanted to say about history. I chose the one idea that seemed most important and started with that. The organizational pattern of the book wrote the first and last sentences for me, which made it easy to start and finish.
The important thing about history is that we learn from it. History is full of violence, bigotry, and hate. There is also a great deal of evidence of compassion, bravery, courage, and wisdom. It gives us a model in which to make informed decisions about the present. Sometimes it is not worth repeating. Other times, it’s necessary to mimic what we know to be successful again and again and again. But the important thing about history is that we learn from it.
