It is curious that as many historians struggle to make their discipline meaningful to students, these instructors often rob the subject matter of its most fascinating and important aspects. History has long had the reputation of being among the most boring of all courses, and many young people look on their experience with the topic as a bunch of senseless and meaningless facts and dates.  Some of this problem relates to the approach historians use which kills any interest their students might engender in the discipline.  Among the biggest failings of the profession is a strong tendency to take humanity out of one of the most humane of all studies.  In short, rather than giving students examples of moral accomplishments, history does the exact opposite.  In many aspects, the historical profession is morally bankrupt by praising killers, by ignoring the peace makers, and by intimidating students rather than inspiring them.  Rather than a vehicle for social change and moral action, sometimes history has degenerated to a profession of excuses and cover ups in which anything and everything is justified, forgiven, or praised.