History and Point of View

Hi everyone! Today we’re going to answer two big questions: What is history?

And why does point of view matter when we talk about the past? Let’s start with

a story. Imagine you’re the principal of a school, and you hear there was a fight in the

lunchroom. You talk to lots of students and teachers, but everyone tells

you something a little different. Some people say one kid started it,

others say someone else did, and no one can agree on exactly what happened.

Why do you think that is? It’s because people see and remember events differently,

depending on where they were standing, what they noticed, and how they felt at the time.