I think religion is good background knowledge to have since it's something that everyone knows something about. However, personally, I never really liked religion studies since I can't relate to it much. Personally for me, I find philosophy and religion similar. There is obviously a big...
I agree that it really does depend on the teacher. I find history engaging when the teacher gets the class to do on-hands activity instead of just reading textbook or powerpoints. Examples could include role-play activities and group presentations. This way the students actually have to do...