A historian tries to understand what happened, why it happened, what was the context, who did what, and what assumptions led them to act as they did. A historian customarily displays a certain diffidence about trying to influence events, knowing that unanticipated developments often lead to unintended consequences.
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About Diane Ravitch, The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education
Diane Ravitch, The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education.
Themes
- History — Lessons from the past and the arc of human civilisation