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),

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 21, 2022

Hollander said the project, which is structured as a fellowship, is set up to look at both aquatic and terrestrial science phenomena in the state, as well as social studies elements because “there is a lot of history around that changing landscape of Louisiana and the cultural groups that are affected as well.”.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Free speech is tied to academic freedom — the autonomy to teach and research ideas without the consequence of retaliation. Colleges defend professors’ rights to pursue controversial topics of discussion such as climate change, police brutality, charter schools and pornography.

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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.”. When I ask them to take part in inquiry, research or exploration, they don’t know how to do that.”. Serriere said C3 is being used across the country.

Social Studies 111

Social Studies Civics Controversial Topics Elementary School 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2022

More than half the teachers said they felt “very well prepared” to teach only three topics – the structures and functions of organisms, ecology/ecosystems and states, classes and properties of matter. His research indicates that students learn better through in-class dialogues. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

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ED Surge

APRIL 26, 2024

Polikoff and his fellow researchers at the University of California, where he’s a professor of education, set out to find what Americans think about topics that have been roiled in controversy over the past several years. “A What’s the Point? But when it comes to the average American?

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Education Controversial Topics Civics Elementary School 144

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. As a result, teachers are sometimes reluctant to discuss any controversial topics at all — especially in the current climate when the legitimacy of science and facts has been called into question.

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