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Katherine Thrailkill’s Mentor Led Her to MAHG

Teaching American History

The course would prepare students for her fast-paced junior-level AP American History class. It would give them time to think about American principles while learning to read primary documents. But small seminars on ethics and political philosophy stimulated her imagination and taught her to think critically.

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What Documents Should I Teach? Federalism, with John Dinan

Teaching American History

He sat down with Ellen Tucker to discuss how teachers can use the volume in their government or civics classrooms. When teaching political science and government, we tend to teach federalism and the separation of powers as one issue, and to teach civil rights and liberties as a separate issue.

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OPINION: When books are banned, ‘education is impoverished, and everyone loses’

The Hechinger Report

As we have argued elsewhere , at the heart of the current efforts is deep-seated disagreement “over whether and to what extent racism is embedded in American history and institutions, how racism should be acknowledged and combatted, and who bears responsibility for ongoing racial discrimination and injustice.”.

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Teaching the Bill of Rights: Religious Liberty

Teaching American History

At Teaching American History, we know teachers are hungry for resources that help their students understand the nuances of American civic behavior. For secondary and post-secondary government and political science educators, we are proud to recommend our CDC volume, Religious Liberty: Core Court Cases.

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Can patriotism and criticism coexist in social studies?

The Hechinger Report

and African American history. Chris Tims, a social studies teacher in Waterloo, Iowa, says he won’t stop teaching the 1619 Project, despite political pressure. Americans have been arguing over what to teach children about U.S. Related: OPINION — The wrong roadmap for teaching American history.