Random Thought

My younger brother is about to take his PSAT and then an ACT. I remember those tests. It just bothers me that history is not on the test. I do believe that English and Math is vital in education. I just feel that a history section for the ACT would be just as beneficial, if not more, as the current science section. The science section tested skills in reading charts and interpreting data. A history section would add many skills. I believe that knowledge of the country we live in and the WORLD we live in is very important. Students taking the ACT are only a year or two away from voting age. If these students have no knowledge of world leaders, wars, political issues, and their rights, then how can they elect the proper people into office. How can they become the people that we could elect into office? History also provides reading maps and Geography. A student might hear about Iraq on the news, but can they place it on a map? How does a standardized test feel that it's okay to not know how the Holocaust affected people's lives even to this day? I know that people are trying to get History sections put back on tests, but there hasn't been much luck to my knowledge. It's just upsetting since history impacts our lives, decisions, and actions daily.