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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

web site from the National Endowment for the Humanities, including a very popular set for AP U.S. We could participate in a number of free Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs), including over a dozen on Chinese History from Harvard University. I could garner ideas from the City University of New York’s American Social History Project.

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The Week That Was In 505

Moler's Musing

After contemplating options, I decided to put together some lessons on local history. Tuesday On Tuesday, I used the lesson I had developed over the summer about the history of Utopia, Ohio. I posed the question “Can humans ever achieve a perfect society?” Finally, the assessment was a Thick Slide.

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The Week That Was in 234

Moler's Musing

This exercise pushed students to consider the treaty from multiple viewpoints, fostering empathy and critical thinking about the complexities of peace negotiations. It’s a difficult, uncomfortable truth, but it’s also an opportunity to make history more inclusive and meaningful.

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