As an art historian, it is increasingly hard to teach art history to students who have no background or interest in history. This paper definitely does not criticize my university or my state’s educational practices, but I believe that teaching history is very important to all of our students as citizens. I was educated in, have taught in three countries, and have published in four countries. That said, in the past 20 years, it has become more and more difficult to teach the history of art, artists, and stylistic movements. Why? The majority of my students lack any background or knowledge concerning basic history, culture, and traditions. So, how do we, as educators, overcome this lack of knowledge, and what can we do about this deficiency – or should we do anything about this at all? Should we be concerned? Is art history (and maybe other subjects in the humanities) doomed in the future? What can be done about this, and can any of these remedies be transparent in the course of our teaching? Solutions to these problems that I have effectively employed involve storytelling, spoon-feeding, and explaining traditions, and these solutions have been extremely successful
