Journey through time

For many students History is not just a subject to be slogged over in order to gain points in the Leaving Cert, rather it is a passion they continue to nurture long after all that stress and anxiety is forgotten, writes Yeats College teacher Paula Allen

History is a subject that attracts thinkers – those curious, imaginative students who hunger to understand the world, to understand the past, to understand why wars were fought, how heroes are made. Most of all, History attracts students who hunger to know themselves and to understand where they came from. With that knowledge, those students can stride confidently into the future.