Why should we study history?

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
 There are many reasons why we should study history. It is important that students learn about the worlds past and learn from the mistakes that have been made in the past. It is also important that students learn about different cultures and learn about their impact on history. It is important that we find out who we are in comparison to other people so we are able to identify how we want to become and where we would like to go in our lives. Through history, students are able to better understand people, how and why they acted certain ways. This is very interesting to me because I am a psychology major. Without history of ways different people act and how their brain acts my field would not have any basis. Many theories in psychology are based around the history of symptoms and actions of certain people to make diagnosis. History helps us learn about many different people and societies.
 History has made an impact on the world we live in today so it is important that students learn about it. History has shaped the things we do today so in order to better understand the way we live today students need to understand the history of our past. History helps us understand the present because we are able to look at past mistakes and successes. Learning history can also help us attempt to predict the future because we know what has already happened so it is easier to see where we are going. To feel some sense of belonging to our country we need to learn how our country was shaped and learn about the people who shaped it. It is upsetting that some immigrants know more than our own citizens in our country about our government and history. Only through studying history can we grasp how things change and begin to comprehend the factors that cause this change.  We  are only able to understand what kinds of things in an  institution or society persist despite change.
Finally history instills good moral development and citizenship into a student. The student learns about things in the past that were done to other human beings that were immoral and from that are able to determine what is moral behavior and what is not. Students are also able to learn how to become a good citizen and what that means. They are able to do this because they learn about the history of the voting process and what it means to vote.
Overall, History is very important for students to study. There is no way that we would learn from our mistakes without studying history. History helps students learn about different cultures and helps them develop good citizenship and good moral development. Students are able to understand themselves better and are able to identify their potential by understanding and studying history.