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Why Government Teacher Amy Messick Ran For School Board

Teaching American History

Teaching government at Hilliard Darby High School in Ohio (a suburb of Columbus), Amy Messick helps students understand how our constitutional system works. By August 2024 she would complete her degree in the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG ) program, giving her time for such an endeavor.

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Teaching Nixon

Passion for Social Studies

For example, teaching Nixon is a crucial aspect of American history due to his leadership, insights, and evolution of politics. Critical Thinking about Leadership and Accountability Nixons time in office allows students to think critically about leadership, ethics, and the concept of accountability in government.

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Conflicted Policies? Civil Rights and the War in Vietnam

Teaching American History

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Structure and Leadership Brochure. Our work, particularly in the South, has taught us that the United States government has never guaranteed the freedom of oppressed citizens, and is not yet truly determined to end the rule of terror and oppression within its own borders. December 6, 1963.

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Professional Development or Summer Camp for Teachers? MAHG is both!

Teaching American History

This class will help students understand the complexities and nuances of a pivotal time in American history. Students will examine the writings of leading black intellectuals and activists about human equality, slavery, self-government, the rule of law, emancipation, colonization, and citizenship. MAHG is both!

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Political Parties:  Resources for Government & History Teachers

Teaching American History

This would be especially true in the case of unified government where loyalty to party might come to interfere with the system of checks and balances. Given these concerns, it is little wonder that the Founders did not want parties participating in American government.

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What Asian American Educators Shared During a National Reckoning With Racism and Pandemic

ED Surge

Many also found community online, by following Asian American educators publicly sharing their learnings and resources (e.g., They also spoke about the difference that supportive leadership made. after COVID-19.

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Joseph Postell on How Congress Actually Works

Teaching American History

Judging by its approval ratings over the past decade, Congress has lost the support of the American people. Once considered to be the great American contribution to constitutional government—being governed by our own consent through elected, representative lawmakers—Congress is now the most disliked part of our political system.