TY - JOUR AB - .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Historical Historical 7\{,ews 7\{,ews * * * * * * * * EDITORIAL EDITORIAL A A Professional Professional Obligation Obligation Often Often we we hear hear historians historians lament lament the the poor poor quality quality of of their their students students and and comĀ­ comĀ­ plain plain that that secondary secondary schools schools are are doing doing an an inadequate inadequate job. job. These These critics critics are are likely likely to to continue continue by by bemoaning bemoaning that that nothing nothing is is being being done done about about the the situation. situation. Often Often the the latter latter complaint complaint indicates indicates a a previous previous lack lack of of interest interest on on the the part part of of the the critic. critic. The The field field has has been been ripe ripe for for tillage, tillage, but but there there have have been been too too few few historians historians willing willing to to plow. plow. There There is is no no doubt, doubt, in in any any case, case, that that a a major major task task lies lies ahead ahead for for the TI - Historical News JF - The American Historical Review DO - 10.1086/ahr/68.2.596 DA - 1963-01-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/historical-news-1aWdnZNICh SP - 596 EP - 602 VL - 68 IS - 2 DP - DeepDyve ER -