For
It teaches culture and how society has evolved.
Against
Most students will not use it in their future careers.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”
“learn from history so as not to make the same mistakes that were made before.”
“Schools should focus more on core subjects and less on art and music.”
“Time spent teaching them practical life skills would be less time for math, science, English.”