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To begin with, history does play an inspirational role in a well-rounded education. That role is for students to develop a sound awareness of the past of their own country and of the wide world, with illuminating insights into the present and the future. However, how will children learn about history if they do not even study it in school? In a certain sense, the removal of history as a core subject from school curriculum would turn out to be a tragedy for children’s education. It would be frightening to imagine that many children are likely to leave schools without a bit of knowledge of history as a source of inspiration.

首先，历史确实在全面教育中起到鼓舞人心的作用，即通过对现在和未来的有启发性的见解，让学生对自己国家的过去和世界的过去有一个良好的认识。然而，如果孩子们甚至都不在学校学习历史，他们将如何得知历史呢？从某种意义上讲，将历史作为一门核心学科从学校课程中删除，对儿童教育来说将是一场悲剧。想象许多孩子离开学校时可能没有一点历史知识作为灵感来源，这将是令人恐惧的。

My point, however, is not to argue in favor of history and against other subjects like science and mathematics. Rather, the latter two disciplines are commonly considered as more valuable than history since they are more immediately relevant to children’s development. As compared with history, science and mathematics usually can provide learners with such concrete knowledge regarding the number, distance, speed, and size of things in the universe. That is to say, these two courses are viewed as more practical, and therefore more valuable not only in school but also later in life.

然而，我的观点并不是要偏向历史，而反对科学和数学等学科。相反，后两个学科通常被认为比历史更有价值，因为它们更直接地关系到孩子的发展。与历史相比，科学和数学通常能为学习者提供关于宇宙中事物的数量、距离、速度和大小的具体知识。也就是说，这两门课被认为更实用，不仅在学校，而且在以后的生活中也更有价值。

In conclusion, history is as important as science and mathematics, although in different ways. History makes children more open-minded, while science and mathematics make them more practical. If it is the responsibility for schools to train all-rounded students, then both history and science and mathematics should remain compulsory subjects.

总之，历史与科学和数学一样重要，尽管原因不同。历史使孩子们思想更加开阔，而科学和数学使他们更加实际。如果学校的责任是培养全面的学生，那么历史、科学和数学都应该继续成为必修科目。

History has long been a typical part of students’ list of required courses throughout their school years. But, does history deserve a place as important as science and mathematics in the curriculum?

To begin with, history does play an inspirational role in a well-rounded education. That role is for students to develop a sound awareness of the past of their own country and of the wide world, with illuminating insights into the present and the future. However, how will children learn about history if they do not even study it in school? In a certain sense, the removal of history as a core subject from school curriculum would turn out to be a tragedy for children’s education. It would be frightening to imagine that many children are likely to leave schools without a bit of knowledge of history as a source of inspiration.

My point, however, is not to argue in favor of history and against other subjects like science and mathematics. Rather, the latter two disciplines are commonly considered as more valuable than history since they are more immediately relevant to children’s development. As compared with history, science and mathematics usually can provide learners with such concrete knowledge regarding the number, distance, speed, and size of things in the universe. That is to say, these two courses are viewed as more practical, and therefore more valuable not only in school but also later in life.

In conclusion, history is as important as science and mathematics, although in different ways. History makes children more open-minded, while science and mathematics make them more practical. If it is the responsibility for schools to train all-rounded students, then both history and science and mathematics should remain compulsory subjects.

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首先，历史确实在全面教育中起到鼓舞人心的作用，即通过对现在和未来的有启发性的见解，让学生对自己国家的过去和世界的过去有一个良好的认识。

想象许多孩子离开学校时可能没有一点历史知识作为灵感来源，这将是令人恐惧的。

与历史相比，科学和数学通常能为学习者提供关于宇宙中事物的数量、距离、速度和大小的具体知识。

如果学校的责任是培养全面的学生，那么历史、科学和数学都应该继续成为必修科目。