Looking at the different ways historians like to look at history, the most unfamiliar aspect, to me, was the tendency to deeply immerse themselves in one particular area or time period. Being a product of public schooling in the United States, I am conditioned to look at history through a broad lens, barely cracking the surface of what actually happened. Much of the history I have been taught has been brushed over quickly, and been redundant from year to year.

This isn’t necessarily the fault of the education system. There simply isn’t time to go into great depth, while still covering your bases on a lot of basic history. Never the less, the only people that really can look that deeply into history, are historians. To get that much depth you need to be fully immersed, meaning not spending time on any other aspects. The way students are taught has probably affected the way they look at other educational topics as well. We are taught to skim.