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. 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.

Government 89

Government Controversial Topics American History Civics 89

ED Surge

MARCH 26, 2024

“One of the activities that we do is the classroom constitution,” she says, “where from the minute the students come together as a new community, you walk in and you say, ‘How are we going to govern ourselves?’”

Civics 134

Civics Controversial Topics Education Social Studies 134

Psych Learning Curve

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Six years is the timespan the federal government uses to measure graduation rates. This safety is reinforced by the implied or stated requirement for educators to be “apolitical” and avoid controversial topics with students, families, and colleagues.

Controversial Topics 52

Controversial Topics Psychology Elementary School Pedagogy 52

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2021

It’s baked into aspects of our culture.” While education levels are not related to conservative beliefs about economic policy, they are related to conservative beliefs about the value of cultural diversity. A solution for America’s political crisis isn’t possible if citizens don’t have a firm grasp of what’s causing the problem.

Teaching 138

Teaching Civics American History Controversial Topics 138