The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

A ‘Knowledge Revival’ A 2025 book by 10 education researchers in Europe and Australia, Developing Curriculum for Deep Thinking: The Knowledge Revival , makes the case that students cannot learn the skills of comprehension and critical thinking unless they know a lot of stuff first.

Teaching 131

Teaching Charter School Social Studies Geography 131

Passion for Social Studies

MAY 9, 2025

These documentaries will hopefully spark meaningful class discussions while promoting empathy and critical thinking. Poor Kids Topic: poverty, poverty cycle, social class, inequality This heartbreaking yet eye-opening sociology documentary follows the lives of 3 children growing up in poverty in the United States.

Sociology 130

Sociology Library Charter School Cultures 130

ED Surge

JANUARY 21, 2025

But by the time she was heading up her own elementary school classroom in Chicago, she found herself missing the library and longing to teach media literacy again. Though she didnt initially see herself ever becoming a school librarian, Rhue has come to love the dynamism and variety of her job. So then she retired. That's what I do.

Library 101

Library Charter School Education Lesson Plan 101

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2016

The results from those new Common Core tests – designed explicitly to look for the skills kids need in college, namely critical thinking, problem solving and analytical writing skills – have been held up as proof of the persistence of deep-seated disparities in the education provided to poor students and children of color.

Elementary School 75

Elementary School Charter School Middle School Critical Thinking 75

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Civics education had just become a required part of the curriculum in Massachusetts , and I looked forward to offering my students the tools and techniques needed for honest discussions and debates, teaching them critical thinking skills, and educating them about their duties as citizens. Sign up here for our newsletter.

Civics 102

Civics Charter School Government History 102

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2025

The father of three is also not keen on the states newly proposed social studies standards that would require biblical lessons starting in first grade. Walterss mandate has also sparked concern because of the proposed social studies standards that followed. It goes without saying that Walterss crusade is multifaceted.

Public School 131

Public School High School Social Studies History 131