“When historical dates are meaningless in history lessons” – this is the headline of a polemic article “Die Welt” has recently published to argue against the new history curriculum in Saxony-Anhalt.
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Objectivity, Truth, and Learning History
“Dear teacher, now just tell us how it really happened!” This question that students may ask makes us hesitate. How should we, teachers and historians, deal with objectivity, reality and truth?