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Katherine Thrailkill’s Mentor Led Her to MAHG

Teaching American History

Katherine Thrailkill considered careers in drama, law, and hi-tech sales before realizing all her interests and experiences pointed her toward teaching social studies. She would help students gain political efficacy—the knowledge and confidence they need to make their voices count in our political system.

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Are Educators a Natural Fit for Public Office? These Candidates Think So

ED Surge

Walz, who served several terms in Congress before becoming the governor of Minnesota in 2018, is a former high school social studies teacher and football coach who, to this day, holds those identities close. is a high school alternative education and social studies teacher in Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland.

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

The Hechinger Report

Texas’ legislation on teaching social studies , adopted in June, reflects this conservative critique. How can English teachers discuss Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man,” Philip Roth’s “The Human Stain” or Toni Morrison’s “Beloved” without considering race and social justice?

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College Uncovered, Season 3, Episode 2

The Hechinger Report

I teach history and social studies at New York University. Kirk: One idea picking up steam is to promote civic dialog in and out of the classroom. He leads a program called College Presidents for Civic Preparedness to help those students, faculty and administrators. Robert Cohen: My name is Robert Cohen. They do this.

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Can patriotism and criticism coexist in social studies?

The Hechinger Report

Chris Tims, a social studies teacher in Waterloo, Iowa, says he won’t stop teaching the 1619 Project, despite political pressure. history and civics since at least Reconstruction, the turbulent period that followed the Civil War. Some call this teaching conflict — now more than a century old — the “ social studies wars.”.