The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

For Zeng, it was clear that the problems with the way world history was taught at her school bled through into the teaching of U.S. To change the way this history is taught, instruction must place Eurocentric perspectives of world history under a critical lens, Zeng said. A more inclusive U.S.

History 116

History Heritage K-12 American History 116

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Unlike algebra or world history, there is no bubble sheet by which to judge students’ soft skills, let alone evaluate their growth over time. And even if there were standardized measures for traits like integrity and compassion, whose cultural norms should be used to judge the results? “I

Charter School 108

Charter School K-12 Middle School High School 108

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

From studying African and Black American history, I developed what Joyce E. King calls “ diaspora literacy ” to contend with the reflection of white supremacy in my paternal lineage and its connection to world history. My wife and I chose Aniefuna because in studying Black history, we learned that our land was never lost.

History 104

History Teaching Sociology Oral History 104

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2021

That means they’re not “reading Mark Twain and Shakespeare and Maya Angelou,” taking algebra or learning world history, said Raymond Pierce, president of the Southern Education Foundation. In January 2019, a Columbia, Missouri, girl arrested by mistake after a fight in her middle school’s hallway was jailed overnight.

Middle School 143

Middle School High School Elementary School History 143

Sapiens

JANUARY 29, 2024

In “ Strange Future ,” Nigerian eco-activist and cultural worker Ojo Taiye doubts the tricky nature of hope while feeling his heart begin “to dream again”—imagining “any tree” as a ladder. Engage these poets as they speak of their worlds, histories, and communities.

Anthropology 124

Anthropology History Humanities World History 124