The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Photo: Don & Melinda Crawford/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images . Colleges defend professors’ rights to pursue controversial topics of discussion such as climate change, police brutality, charter schools and pornography. Probably” you would probably be confused as to why he taught students.

Controversial Topics 107

Controversial Topics Leadership Charter School Government 107

The Hechinger Report

JULY 11, 2018

Teachers and administrators get acquainted at a Border Crossers workshop for educators about discussing race and racism in the classroom. One of the longtime goals of public education is to produce young people capable of participating in the democratic process. Often, educators say, that training is lacking. BROOKLYN, N.Y. —

Social Studies 111

Social Studies Civics Controversial Topics Elementary School 111

C3 Teachers

JUNE 6, 2024

See my first post on The Building Blocks of Inquiry here If you made a list of the top 10 challenges social studies teachers would say they face in the classroom, you may get the list of usual suspects: lack of time, political squabbles over standards, trying to cover all of human history in a semester. If you can, embrace them!

Controversial Topics 49

Controversial Topics Sociology Pedagogy Social Studies 49

C3 Teachers

JUNE 6, 2024

If you made a list of the top 10 challenges social studies teachers would say they face in the classroom, you may get the list of usual suspects: lack of time, political squabbles over standards, trying to cover all of human history in a semester. This post will not spend time arguing why controversy needs to be taught in the classroom.

Controversial Topics 40

Controversial Topics Sociology Pedagogy Social Studies 40

ED Surge

APRIL 26, 2024

There are a few problems with those debates, says Morgan Polikoff , one of which is that they’re not particularly informed by evidence about what people want for public education. Researchers started by asking participants about the fundamental purposes of public education, and they found some common values right off the bat.

Education 145

Education Controversial Topics Civics Elementary School 145

Geogramblings

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Within this book, I contributed a chapter on ‘Diversity and Discrimination’ through my work with Diverse Educators. The book also covers topics such as engaging parents/carers, sex education, and media literacy. Supporting those falls under education, health care and perhaps social care.

Human Rights 40

Human Rights Geography Humanities Controversial Topics 40

ED Surge

JANUARY 24, 2025

The questions need to be open-ended enough to spark conversation between multiple groups, says Gannon, who also teaches history. With cuts across higher education, many of todays faculty members are overworked and feeling burned out; building student relationships can seem like additional emotional labor.

Controversial Topics 137

Controversial Topics Political Science Tutoring Psychology 137

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

When she started at the school in August, she was told not to say anything “political” in class — a difficult mandate for an educator whose job it is to teach about politics. But for Palu, not addressing the Capitol violence would have been a dereliction of her duty as an educator. “I This story also appeared in Mind/Shift.

Controversial Topics 111

Controversial Topics Social Studies Government American History 111

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2021

The crowd cheered at the idea that people like them — mostly white, mostly male — were the true heroes of American history. High school social studies teachers and scholars of American history don’t deny that the nation’s story is full of mobs, civil unrest and violence. history and democracy depends on where you live, however.

Teaching 140

Teaching Civics American History Controversial Topics 140