Controversial Topics History Humanities 
Becoming a History Teacher
AUGUST 15, 2024
But how should we approach this in the history classroom? As history teachers we often problematise controversial issues to ‘see both sides of an issue’. As always it is helpful to come back to the discipline of history and what it means to teach sensitive histories well. Grosvenor (2000, p.157),
ED Surge
MARCH 26, 2024
But even though Cote agrees that human grading is superior to what a bot can do, the reality is that teachers don’t have time to grade the number of essay assignments he thinks is really necessary to get kids fluent in the knowledge and critical thinking skills they’ll need to be effective citizens in our democracy.
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The Hechinger Report
APRIL 15, 2022
Related: Helping science teachers tackle misinformation and controversial topics. One of the top subjects for those emergency credentials is middle school science: The state issued 83 emergency credentials in the topic in 2020. “The Some states have experienced epic teacher shortages for years.
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!
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. The point is, controversial topics WILL make it into your classroom.
Pedagogy and Formation
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Storytelling is a central part of what it means to be human. Sharing family anecdotes & stories that enrich children's knowledge of the past (BUT avoid controversial topics!). As well, we can develop a shared history that binds family members together. Holidays often create the perfect context for storytelling.
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.”. Leave this field empty if you're human: “In kindergarten through second grade, teachers are focused on getting kids to read. Sign up for our newsletter.
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