如果有人对你说,历史教育非常重要,你可能会嗤之以鼻;如果有人对你说,历史教育应该取消,你可能会觉得有点不妥;如果再有人问你,历史教育存在的理由是什么呢?你恐怕不一定能够说出个所以然来。这个问题很难回答,但却必须回答,因为它涉及中学历史课程目标的设置问题,通俗说来,就是为什么非得在中学里开设“历史”这一门课的问题。 If someone tells you that history education is very important, you may scoff; if someone says to you that history education should be abolished, you may feel a bit wrong; if someone asks you again, what is the reason for history education? You probably will not necessarily be able to say it all. This question is difficult to answer, but it must be answered because it addresses the issue of the setting of the objectives of the history curriculum for secondary schools. Generally speaking, this is why the course “History” has to be opened in secondary schools.