Becoming a History Teacher
AUGUST 15, 2024
8) for teaching controversial and sensitive histories (inspired by work from colleagues such as Mohamud & Whitburn, 2016; Mohamud & Whitburn, 2019; Elias & Spafford, 2021; Kerridge & Snelson, 2022) that provide a valuable tool for developing our approach to handling this challenge in the classroom. pdf Kello, K.
The Hechinger Report
JULY 21, 2022
Hollander said climate and environmental education is still considered a controversial topic in Louisiana, with an economy that revolves around oil and gas. Controversial or not, many teachers around the country feel ill-equipped to teach the topic, according to a 2016 national survey of science teachers by NCSE and Penn State.
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The Hechinger Report
APRIL 9, 2018
The successful sitcom depicts the life of a family whose matriarch might be described as one of the “deplorables,” as Hillary Clinton controversially referred to the supposedly forgotten white working class during her failed 2016 presidential bid. Sign up for our newsletter. Choose as many as you like. Weekly Update. Higher Education.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 25, 2021
Young people who went to college were “20 percentage points more likely to vote than those who had not attended college” in the 2016 election. While education levels are not related to conservative beliefs about economic policy, they are related to conservative beliefs about the value of cultural diversity.
The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
Palu’s principal backed her up, but she worries about backlash when she tackles controversial topics in the future. As a result, teachers are sometimes reluctant to discuss any controversial topics at all — especially in the current climate when the legitimacy of science and facts has been called into question.
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