In general, the approach you mentioned misses the forest for the trees. It is a terrible way to teach history. Most students will not later learn much history o

In general, the approach you mentioned misses the forest for the trees. It is a terrible way to teach history. Most students will not later learn much history on their own. Sure, critical thinking is good, but I would argue that knowing the broader strokes of history would enable better critical thinking among the descendants of colonial beneficiaries.