How to Read History

[@anupamsingh1056]

I loved your voice and the way you speak. So calm and strong. I wish I could speak like you.

[@nurulhasan3953]

I love the way you express the idea, crystal clear and without mumbles or inserted "like".

[@SimplyCharlotteMason]

Thank you for your positive feedback!

[@DanielleTate97]

Wonderful! The world would do good to realize this as they try to erase history.

[@randymaylowski2485]

Exactly especially our american history that even lots of Americans in general today doesn't know lot's of history behind their own country. Even do I but I been doing some research on history that they the schools don't teach.

[@Creative2xmom]

I think this can apply to so many areas other than education. We would do well to remember these points in all areas of life.

[@homeschooledaroundtheworld4660]

We are learning the Greeks and the Persians and there is a lot of biases in different books and different point of views regarding each group. There is even a passage in a history book that states that the way they interacted in the past influenced the way they interact today and that is simply not truth. It’s important to value each group and to find their differences and similarities. Because they really are very similar. We know both cultures. We visited both areas and to us it is so interesting how similar and how different they are. The Greeks even admire the descendants of the Persians and the Persians don’t even mention anything against the Greeks and see them as wonderful people. We travel the world and we interact with locals all the time. People’s history is sometimes very different than the one we read in the history books. The world is our classroom. That is the main reason why we homeschool so that no one can tell us a different story. Thank you for another great podcast🌸

[@End-Result]

This was a lovely comment, it was a pleasure to read it

[@funfun4us]

I can't tell you how much of a blessing your videos are. Truly an answer to prayer. Your wisdom and curriculum have revamped our school days, bringing so much more joy and peace to our days. Can't wait to meet you, Sonya, in Oregon this coming June!

[@utkarshsrivastava6077]

its not like reading history only. You are more crucial and important towards motivating to visit grand parents houses as well and thanks for your polite soft voice and pleasing phrases

[@ASmith-jn7kf]

As an African American person I find this really helpful. My children are young, 6, 4, 2 and 10 months and I wonder how to address slavery. I have seen so many held back from just the harshness of it and never recovering and I thought it best to hide it from them until their characters were firm but when I was in college, hearing about certain deep rooted racial inequalities changed my thinking to a certain extent. It's hard to know what to do but I guess it is in how it is presented that makes a the difference.

[@Scout-bt3mo]

Just try to give them the whole picture...slavery has been a world-wide institution from almost the beginning of time. It was ingrained in most cultures and it wasn't considered a racist thing....it was an economic thing. Africans were not the only victims of slavery. Jews, whites, people all over the globe were enslaved. Even Native Americans would capture British colonists and then sell them to the French. The racism against African Americans came strongly as a backlash against Reconstruction. As you teach about slavery, be sure to include the ramifications of it, for both people groups...the ones who were victims and the one who perpetrated it. Also teach the extremes...some slaves were treated horribly and other were treated very well, like Phillis Wheatley. Some slaves were given their freedom by the ones who bought them. Others were beaten savagely. Teach about the slave trade, that it was Africans who kidnapped and sold other Africans. Teach about the slavery of the Bible. Teach about what Jesus and God taught about loving others as He loved us. I think we err when we teach only portions of history. This is what Hollywood has done. That gives an incomplete picture of reality. There are many lessons to be learned in the history of slavery.

[@sha-toinaswint2152]

A. Smith Hey there , I wanted to respond to you coming from another AA homeschooling mama. My children are 8 and 10 and always homeschooled. History has been interesting for us to say the least. But one thing I realized from the beginning was I was gonna always tell the the truth, the whole truth. So we started where civilization began, in Africa. We learned all about the Motherland starting with geography study when they were very young and then on to a deeper understanding of our empires etc. in fact, when you study Africa first, it starts to root them in their own culture and once we reach American History their hearts and minds have a clearer understanding of who they are. Because when you look at time for example, our history is so much bigger and more vast and frankly more interesting and the time frame is much much longer when we start our history in Africa. American History is a bleep in time in comparison. So we have basically parked in Africa for a good bit and we are well pleased. My children are strong in who they are and when we reach American History they will receive it from an African center, meaning we center our own rather than Europeans so that they will receive a well rounded perspective. When I say that I have had folks ask me does that mean they won’t know about Europeans, and I say no, it doesn’t. It means just like you start with whites, I start our discussion with black folks and how we fit into it first and then others. I hope something I said was helpful to you sweet sister. 😘💕🙋🏾‍♀️

[@SimplyCharlotteMason]

Hi, Thank you for joining us and sharing your thoughts and experiences on this topic!

[@End-Result]

@@Scout-bt3mo It wasn't "racist" by our standards, but it was a necessary precursor for racism to grow. Also, the excessively nebulous term 'whites' is nonsensical in the context of the history of slavery, unless you're referring to working class wage slavery.

[@Accidiosa]

This is brilliant! Thanks for sharing!

[@jumbalayaismisspeells3363]

It's hard to know what someone will take offense of. While reading Julie of the Wolves I learned the meaning of the word "mulatto". I later used that word when talking to someone with that background and they took offense. I had no idea it was a derogatory word.

[@HolyRussia-ue8pz]

I believe there is nothing wrong with this word. The delicate issue is that people feel excluded or detached when someone makes a remark about their racial appearance even if it was meant to be as a compliment simply because everybody wants to fit in the society. So by pointing out some characteristics about their mien could trigger offense from any person from any racial background. Try not to say that in person or upfront to your acquaintance. Honestly I believe these days talking about skin color is a sensitive topic to many cultures because in any surrounding a person wants to feel like home.

[@oneatatime8677]

Thank you so much for you instructions in Charlotte Mason's methods. We are all flawed and we can learn from the good and the bad things in history and the people in history. You said it so well. Again thank you.

[@adeelali8417]

Timeless principals build a solid foundation upon which to build a good life

[@johnrizzo2791]

So incredibly well said. Thank You

[@tombombadill22]

Well said. So much of the past is being rejected at the moment, especially as a result of language.

[@SimplyCharlotteMason]

Glad that you enjoyed this post, thank you for your feedback!

[@JimJack-ng9yi]

All history must be taught exactly how it happened no matter how bad, because that's the only way we can learn from our mistakes. Rewrite the bad parts then we'll never know how to make it right and what we did wrong

[@SimplyCharlotteMason]

Thank you for your contribution to this conversation!

[@deepshikhayadav1986]

i am learning the indian history and now this can help me understand in interesting way thanku so much maam

[@ChamoGollo]

I loved this. Thank you for such a nourishful content, ma'am.

[@samimullahsayafullah762]

Thank you for the wonderful video!

[@KeeperofHome]

Very well said.

[@rb7454]

Excellent

[@TheUsername2544]

Thank you for this fresh perspective about context in classic literature 😀

[@kristines.3130]

I just love this!

[@Lifeisbeautifulyoushouldknowit]

Thank you

[@SimplyCharlotteMason]

You're welcome

[@valleyhavenfamilyschool8951]

This is excellent Sonya! 🥰

[@adeelali8417]

Cultures change, but the heart issues remain.

[@krisiephillips]

I'm not sure if this helps more with my history class or my therapy session. Thank you.

[@SimplyCharlotteMason]

Thank you for joining us and sharing your thoughts on this topic!

[@timbuktu8069]

A very important message in these days of wokeness.

[@randallkrekelberg4346]

🙂👊 Yep, couldn't agree more mate! I was thinking that exact same thing while watching lol.

[@sha-toinaswint2152]

So good

[@nurulhasan3953]

I am considering to change my education, from B.S in Chemistry to M.A in History even until Doctoral degree.

[@SimplyCharlotteMason]

It is never too late to learn more about a topic of interest!

[@gdavid9219]

I have an important question here How I know this book is accurate not just guessing I like to read from historians bec they lived that moment or authors that read this and with total honesty wrote it in his book My example I am obsessed with the culture in the old testimony like Canaanites people and so on, I need to get accurate history about them if there is I understand that some parts of history to this day we don't know anything about but at least to know what is available all in need is the truth 😄

[@michaelb8133]

I’m studying history in College. To answer your question, it is impossible to know the whole truth of what happened in the past. The job of a historian is to focus in on one key question they have about an event in history and try to answer it. These events are usually considered key events because those are what shaped our modern world. I would not rely on historians over direct source material, like the memoirs used in the video, because they are removed from the event and cannot give as adequate a portrayal as you may think. Historians are humans after all, and humans are not error proof. For example, your interest in the Canaanites stems from “The Bible” which can be traced backed to first being written around 300 B.C.. Would you rather someone learn only about these people from secondary works of writing? Or, would you prefer they refer to the primary source, “The Bible” for information on them? When you prefer only referring to historians work you leave behind a plethora of information that was deemed unimportant for the historians use in supporting their thesis. I hope this helps, God Bless.

[@jennifercorbett4026]

Great video !

[@ninilovenana]

The word “colored” AND the word “white” should have concerns in my opinion, not just one or the other.

[@1Gibson]

Wow my comments hve been deleted... ok

[@SimplyCharlotteMason]

We did not delete your good comment. We saw it come through as a notification but it was gone with no trace shortly after. We suspect KZbin will not allow any comments with certain words in the name of potential hate speech. Feel free to post again without the specifics and it will probably go through.

[@kamalpreetsingh1686]

History subject deals with economic , political history but individual history like families , psyche of common people , Their language , morality ,day to day life can be found only in literature ....