Perception about World History. World History subject is taught in the specialized IB School. At grade, seven and eight, students have social study subject which combines world history, geography and economics. In grade nine and ten, World History is taught as a compulsory curriculum subject. It is usually taught for two lessons in a week and each lesson lasts for an hour. At the end of grade ten students choose six subjects. There are six teachers of World history subject, two international and four local, three teachers teach in grade nine and ten, others teach grade 11 and 12. All of the students are provided with specialized textbooks and electronic materials, which are usually ordered from foreign countries, as World History subject taught in English language. The participants provided detailed answers to the question about their perception and how they see the World History subject at school. Teacher of World History subject, who has 21 years’ teaching experience said: “History exists to give experience and support in one's actions, reinforcing first of all the philosophical positions of man” (teacher_1). Similarly another teacher stated, “I studied at school during the Soviet Union period, and World History subject was one of the compulsory subject, the content was very interesting and in my personal opinion students should know about existent of the world and human” (teacher of ITGS). The elder teachers, who studied and later on taught during the Soviet time, mentioned that they found the curriculum for World History at that time quite rich and interesting. However, a student told: “I think we don’t need some subject at grade nine or ten, for example, if I don’t like history and don’t want to choose it, why I need to study this subject and spend my time. Instead of this subject, I may concentrate myself in more interesting thing, maybe learning new language”. Other students also explain that it was a waste of their time, if they study a subject that they do not like. “I don’t want to waste my time on subjects, which I don’t like or I will not use in the future, moreover subject which is not related to my future profession” (student_2). Students want to follow their interests rather than study any subject, as a student stated, “The WH subject is interesting and it requires a lot of reading and analysis, and I have to manage my time properly to cover all the curriculum requirements and succeed in the exam” (student_3) On the other hand, teachers of mathematics, who has only three y...
