Teaching American History

MARCH 11, 2025

Teaching government at Hilliard Darby High School in Ohio (a suburb of Columbus), Amy Messick helps students understand how our constitutional system works. One former student who appreciates what he learned from Messick now serves on the school board for the district in which Messick teaches.

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Government Controversial Topics American History Civics 96

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2022

Related: A study on teaching critical thinking in science. If you pay teachers what we pay them, and you put the entire burden of society on their shoulders, then yes, you’re going to have a teacher shortage,” said Bertha Vazquez, a science teacher at George Washington Carver Middle School in Miami, Florida.

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Middle School Controversial Topics Geography Political Science 127

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

How Schools Are preparing – and Not Preparing – Children for Climate Change,” reported by HuffPost and The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. When Rebecca Brewer started teaching high school biology 20 years ago, it seemed like everyone trusted science.

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Controversial Topics Middle School Lesson Plan Teaching 115

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 3, 2024

And their readers develop a false sense of what is news, especially at publications in schools where the administration prefers to showcase positivity rather than sincerity. When students are taught to ignore stories that are based on facts, they won’t be as prepared for the rigors of critical thinking in college.

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Controversial Topics High School Critical Thinking Education 116

Geogramblings

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Increasing the self-knowledge, esteem and confidence of our young people builds resilience and skill in tackling controversial topics and issues, as detailed earlier by Chowdhury.* Enable students to distinguish right from wrong and to respect the civil and criminal law of England. Is there evidence that comedy is ‘dying’?

Human Rights 40

Human Rights Geography Humanities Controversial Topics 40

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Discussion of controversial topics is now a core subject in their efforts, along with teaching media literacy and giving students the opportunity to engage in hands-on civic engagement projects. iCivics’ free videos and guides on teaching controversial topics will help you build a safe and respectful learning environment.

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Controversial Topics Teaching Civics Civic Engagement 140