Teaching American History

MARCH 11, 2025

Parent groups have complained that teachers are injecting controversial topics into lessons. School boards are responding with directives to avoid controversial topics, Messick said. Well, how do I teach government without talking about controversial topics? I try to put a positive spin on it, Messick says.

Government 96

Government Controversial Topics American History Civics 96

ED Surge

MARCH 26, 2024

It’s just more complex and time consuming, he says, to gauge how much a student has learned about, say, how to weigh two competing views of a historical event in an essay assignment.

Civics 135

Civics Controversial Topics Education Social Studies 135

Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 12, 2021

Following up on my previous post , I’m going to share a fantastic blog post from Michael Kaechele : I have grown weary of the call to avoid controversial topics and stay neutral. There is only one side to these events that is fair, just, and equitable. Silence is compliance.

Controversial Topics 79

Controversial Topics Social Justice Leadership History 79

Social Studies Success

JANUARY 18, 2023

Artifact boxes work great to introduce and era or region, but you must be careful to avoid controversial topics with these boxes. Give your students a reading over a topic and challenge your students to create a 3-D visual of what they have just read. Do not create one for the Civil War, Reconstruction or the Holocaust.

Artifacts 52

Artifacts Controversial Topics Social Studies Teaching 52

Pedagogy and Formation

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Delightful story that tells of the momentous event. ' When Mary and Joseph enter the picture and the events of the true Christmas story unfold! ' Sharing family anecdotes & stories that enrich children's knowledge of the past (BUT avoid controversial topics!). Can you remember the time when we egged Mr Smith's car"?

Controversial Topics 52

Controversial Topics Tradition History Humanities 52

The Hechinger Report

JULY 11, 2018

Ultimately, we can’t prepare children for living in a rich, diverse democracy if we don’t expose them to the controversial topics inherent in our democracy.”. Most states either don’t test social studies, or the social studies test doesn’t really count toward adequate yearly progress.”.

Social Studies 111

Social Studies Civics Controversial Topics Elementary School 111

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