For
Understanding current challenges matters more for progress.
Against
Ignoring history leads to repeating the same mistakes.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“You might have to adapt to the current events that are taking place, but you can create lessons around: media literacy, politics, social issues, etc.”
“we study the past in the present to make the future a better place.”
“History might not repeat itself but it echos and understanding history might help us not repeat mistakes.”
“History helps you understand why things are the way that they are.”