Key Dates from History that Every Pupil Should Know

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

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... cover the sweep of British history from the Dark Ages to the present day and include events such as the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215, the 1649 execution of Charles I and the abolition of slavery in 1833.



Today pupils are often required to interpret sources instead of studying history itself - this had ‘deadened interest in the past among students.’


Writing essays involves making judgments. At the moment examiners don’t know how to cope with judgments. All they seem to know how to cope with is very exactly and precisely placed bits of information,

students appear to have been drilled to write essays in a particular way, making particular kinds of arguments in a particular order, and not writing their own ideas and responding to questions in a fresh or original way.





Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2110701/Key-dates-history-pupil-know-Cambridge-don-says-GCSEs-embrace-ALL-nations-past.html#ixzz1oIjw0Q17