I agree that history is very important. It is the story of the choices man has made and their consequences. No other subject shows the actual results of human choices in progress, philosophy, politics, and technology. That is why I homeschool. My daughter attends a history teleconference for homeschoolers and people who understand they need to supplement their children’s public school, and often times private school, education. You can hire tutors to correct poor teaching in english and math, and now history too. The website is http://www.historyatourhouse.com/main/index.html
The kids need the whole story. Talking about who invented stairs gets you nothing but a disconnected jumble of facts, not a cohesive story of mankind. Sparking some temporary interest is how education ended up the mish-mash it is today. Children need a cohesive story that actually teaches them useful information. That keeps them motivated and interested.
