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...editors: Your March 10th editorial (“Et Tu History”) urges that History 10a, “Western Societies, Politics, and Cultures: From Antiquity to 1650,” not be eliminated. You need not worry. The history department is considering various revisions to its curriculum, but there is no sentiment in favor of discontinuing History 10a. A number of faculty members in the department are committed to teaching the course. With these and the rest of my colleagues, I believe it is important that we continue to offer it. As your editorial correctly notes, this...
...critics complain History 10a is poorly taught...
...time when the curricular review’s boldest initiative has been to call for the creation of year-long, integrative survey courses to incentivize commonalities between what students learn, it should be a moment for History 10a to wax, not wane...
...matter. Knowing that History 10a is the bête noire of a pedagogical regime that becomes less fact-based and more esoteric with each passing year, where specialization is the name of the game, is more than enough to understand why the class’s fate is sealed...
...serious endeavor. If it is in fact poorly taught, then ensure it is taught better. If it is spread too thin, then schedule additional lectures and hold two sections a week. Or—and pardon this passing fantasy given the reality on the ground—restore History 10a to its proper place as a two-semester course...