In "The Importance of Imagination," what does the author suggest as the main way her high school history teacher influenced her?

A. The teacher showed her that history could be approached with imagination.

B. The teacher showed her that history is different from the other social sciences.

C. The teacher showed her the value of a linear, or straight-line, approach to history.

D. The teacher showed her that children's literature can be valuable reading for adults.

A The teacher showed her that history could be approached with imagination.

Explanation:

A

As the title, The Importance of imagination clearly shows, history (and other sciences, for that matter) can, could, and should be approached with imagination.

B is not a wrong statement, but it is not what her high school teacher showed her.

C

A linear or straight-line approach is not exactly what I would call imaginative teaching.

D is, like B, not a wrong statement, but it doesn't focus at all on the importance of imagination.