Mass market history textbooks suffer from a number...

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Mass market history textbooks suffer from a number of deficiencies. Even with judicious editing and some stunning omissions, the typical high school history textbook is over one thousand pages long. Part of the problem lies in the publishers' desire to construct a book that appeals o as many regional markets as possible. In order to do so, the publisher must include tails that have relatively little historical significance but evoke a degree of local pride in readers. But the sheer volume of information available in textbooks is not, in and of itself, the great difficulty these textbooks. The most pressing problem is the textbooks writers' philosophical approach to this information.

The manner in which most treat history textbooks the story of Columbus "discovery" of America offers a telling example. First, there is a copious historical record indicating that a multitude of explorers had reached North America long before Columbus is record consists of a diversity of sources, including genetic similarities between North American populations and populations in Africa, Asia, and Europe; homogenous social structures and art forms; and even oral histories and legends of various peoples. While historians argue over the value and reliability of this evidence, it is generally accepted that travelers from Siberia. Japan, China, Polynesia, West Africa, and Iceland most likely arrived in North America long before Columbus did. Textbook authors could simply present all of this evidence to students and let them come to their own conclusions about the discovery and settlement of America-in fact, that is how professional historians work. Instead, textbook authors decide to craft a simple narrative around certain historical events at the expense of the true complexities of history. By treating history as a series of settled facts instead of a sequence of ongoing debates and interpretations, textbook authors do a great disservice to both their students and to the educational process. In their quest to portray history as a story textbook authors have unwittingly deprived the subject of some of ts most vibrant and interesting aspects. It is no wonder that high school students in the United States rank history as one of their least favorite subjects.

The passage suggests in which of the following ways that the "philosophical approach" to historical information used by textbook authors compromises the teaching of history? 
A. By including far more information than is historically relevant, textbook authors make learning history a challenging process for students. 
B. By refusing to include a multitude of historical sources, textbook authors fail to provide teachers of history with an appreciation of the complexity of history. 
C. By presenting a vast amount of primary source data, textbook authors deprive students of the chance to approach historical studies the way professional historians do. 
D. By neglecting to introduce a certain degree of uncertainty to historical events, textbook authors have made the learning of history a less interesting process. 
E. By creating simple narratives out of the complex historical record, textbook authors have forced students of history to learn history the way most academics have.

D. Nur · Accepted Answer

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Jawaban yang benar untuk soal ini adalah D. By neglecting to introduce a certain degree of uncertainty to historical events, textbook authors have made the learning of history a less interesting process.

Soal ini menanyakan pernyataan teks terkait cara penulis buku dalam menyusun informasi sejarah yang merusak pengajaran sejarah.

Jika dicocokkan dengan isi paragraf 2, diketahui bahwa penulis buku sejarah langsung menunjukkan doktrin mengenai benua Amerika yang ditemukan oleh Columbus, padahal kenyataannya ada beberapa bukti sejarah yang menunjukkan bahwa banyak bangsa lainnya yang juga berkunjung ke benua Amerika sebelum Columbus, namun hal ini tidak dijelaskan dalam buku sejarah. Sebagai gantinya, buku sejarah hanya menulis narasi singkat terkait kejadian sejarah tertentu mewakili keseluruhan isi sejarah yang kompleks. Inilah yang membuat banyak siswa di Amerika Serikat yang tidak menyukai pelajaran sejarah.

Berdasarkan penjelasan di atas, dapat disimpulkan bahwa cara penulis buku menyusun informasi sejarah yang tidak mencantumkan seluruh ketidakpastian dalam suatu peristiwa sejarah telah membuat pengajaran sejarah menjadi tidak menarik dan tidak diminati siswa. Hal ini sesuai dengan opsi D.

Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah D. By neglecting to introduce a certain degree of uncertainty to historical events, textbook authors have made the learning of history a less interesting process.

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