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History is selective

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Look at the text below. In 35 seconds, read this text aloud as naturally and clearly as possible. You have 40 seconds to read aloud.

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Beginning in 35 seconds.

History is selective. What history books tell us about the past is not everything that happened, but what historians have selected. They cannot put in everything: choices have to be made. Choices must similarly be made about which aspects of the past should be formally taught to the next generation in the shape of school history lessons.

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