History: "A chronological record of significant events (such as those affecting a nation or institution) often including an explanation of their causes"

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/history

Is this is an overly simplistic teaching of history? Yes.

This type of teaching has been very limiting as a result and has encouraged nationalism, leading to ongoing division between communities and individuals.

Encouragement though of others to consider the history of origin, in terms of positions put by others is rarely taken into consideration. I though believe it is important. Such teaching and study encourages people to step outside their realm of confidence and learn about alternative positions put forward by others about origin, living, history and discovery.

Don't forget the most important bias, history is written by the winners.

Also something is fishy when laws are enacted to stop any negative discussion of events.

History shouldn't become just opinion though. Whike alternative perspectives of history is a good thing, it should still be held accountable to what actually happened as opposed to how differing people view it.

One subject of history that I liked was a history of technology. From Middle Ages to modern ages. That kind of history doesn't need a narrative of battles and wars told by the winners. And conversely the topic of settlement and local history and local growth is great for just the opposite reason. It's full of narrative and sheds more light on how things were then a collection of battles by different armies. (Though that's worth knowing too.)

It concerns me that many want to rewrite history, not the put things right type but pretend it never happened re write,little chance exists we will ever not get slanted views but in the end we know we can learn from our past current efforts to wipe Cpt Cook from ours is in the end quite silly

Much rewritten history now places the looser as the good guys. Though today many of the World leaders want to take civilization back from the technological development of the last 200 years as there is they believe not enough energy to give everyone an expected standard of living. Their view of history is the dark ages kept the people quiet.

http://www.bigthink.com/paul-ratner/time-to-get-medieval-why-some-conservative-thinkers-love-the-middle-ages
http://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/9873/what-event-could-push-the-entire-human-race-into-medieval-times

Well, I'll be heading to Cooktown this weekend for the Discovery festival. Apparently, last year some academic git wit complained when people laughed when the Marines fired their rifles & the Aboriginals darted into the bushes (all part of the act). This idiot apparently wrote somewhere how demeaning this act was to the Indigenous & it shouldn't be part of the display. will be interesting how they'll do it on sunday. I for one can't imagine a PC historical reenactment of Cook's stay on the Endeavour River.