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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

We’d also have access to historical documents from the British Museum – such as notes from an English merchant in Syria in 1739 – and to the prisoner of war archives from the Red Cross. We’d examine historical images of Native American life from the Museum of Photographic Arts, other historical photos from the U.K.

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APSA’s Summer Rise High School Intern Program: Meet the Cohort

Political Science Now

Some of my favorite classes that I’ve taken are AP American History and AP Government. I love history, English, and humanities classes, some favorites being AP English Language and Composition, AP Psychology, AP US History, and Creative Writing. Mahlet Ayele is a rising senior at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.

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OPINION: Here is what patriotic education should look like

The Hechinger Report

Social studies classes spend only 8 to 9 percent of their time on Black history, treating it as a niche topic instead of a core part of American history. They develop a weaker understanding of American history when they do not understand the role of Black contributions and achievements. .

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