Teaching American History

MARCH 11, 2025

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. Parent groups have complained that teachers are injecting controversial topics into lessons. Well, how do I teach government without talking about controversial topics?

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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. Cote is not alone in pinning hopes on AI to help the teaching of civics. “We

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Civics Controversial Topics Education Social Studies 134

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 are many things in history that do not have two equal opposing sides: slavery, genocide, imperialism, colonialism, segregation, etc.

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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.”. The C3 framework — the three Cs refer to college, career and civic life — includes curriculums in civics, economics, geography and history.

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Social Studies Civics Controversial Topics Elementary School 111

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"?

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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. A vote represents a voice.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Palu’s principal backed her up, but she worries about backlash when she tackles controversial topics in the future. Capitol and other seismic events with their students. Parents, meanwhile, are increasingly pushing back when they hear of teachers discussing current events with students. Duane Moore, teacher, Ohio.

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Controversial Topics Social Studies Government American History 111