What are they teaching in History these days?

[rosehannah]

Larnna I am the same as you I struggle to remember the history I was taught at school, I am far more interested in learning about history now.

Thanks Gargy, I am in N.S.W. so the info is relevant, my DS is only in yr 3 but I am hoping that he learns a lot more about Australia's whole history. My DH and I take it upon ourselves to teach him what we can.

Ashnant, the high school I went to had a fair ratio of aboriginal students in it so I would have thought that they could have brought a wealth of knowledge to the school but it was never appreciated. I remember in high school there was a day once a year when aboriginal day was celebrated and we watched a ceremony but that was about it.

[mrsmac]

In year 3i n NSW he should be doing early australian history which is the aborigines and the 1st fleet, in year 4 he should be learning about the early settlers and explorers.

[tiggerandpooh]

i know this year my DD y7 and DS y5 did some history in first term. They covered not only european settlement, but also what happened to the Aboriginals at that time. It made for interesting conversation - and we talked about the stolen generation etc. The first time I learnt anything of the atrocities that were committed against the aboriginal people was when I studied a literature unit for uni called Black and White, about seven years ago.

[barbie-up]

The Victorian curriculum is more about themes and concepts, rather than being content driven.

They don't learn a heap of dates, know the past prime ministers etc.

When we went to school, it was called 'narrative' style history - these are the facts, learn them and don't question.

In some schools, it comes under SOSE and some schools have separate history subjects.