National test results show fewer than one - fourth of students are ` ` proficient '' in American history . `` Nobody is doing anything to fix it , '' Fitzhugh said . Some question whether it 's worth teaching , and whether it helps students get jobs later . Teachers say history teaches students how to research and make well - informed decisions . Teachers say history lessons should be simplified , made more fun .
National test results show fewer than one - fourth of students are ` ` proficient '' in American history . Some question whether it 's worth teaching , and whether it helps students get jobs later . Teachers say history teaches students how to research and make well - informed decisions . Teachers say history lessons should be simplified , made more fun .