Field Trip for Effective History Instructions

Abstract

History as a discipline has attracted low patronage due to what some people piously take it for an illusionary and difficult subject. Perhaps this assertion might not be farfetched from the various methods of teaching employed by the various history teachers in the cause of instruction. This article has observed with the greatest chagrin the sheer lack of purpose, professionalism and commitment in the process of teaching where some history teachers do not use the required method for a particular topic. This, thus, is alleged to make the subject unnecessarily difficult, abstract and very boring. This write up has argued the case for field trip as the best method of history teaching, which should be imbedded by all history teachers and administrators who want to promote the discipline.