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OPINION: Too many students just aren’t interested in what is being taught

The Hechinger Report

This is particularly concerning because engagement and cultural relevance have both been proven to have a positive impact on student outcomes. Researchers have found that culturally relevant education can increase grades, participation and critical thinking skills and can lead to higher graduation rates. Cultural and social relevance.

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Oral History of Forgottonia: Building a Public History Project in Rural Western Illinois

NCHE

At the grocery store: “ Your students did such a great job documenting our local history! The gas station: “ Hey Joe, I heard you had a student doing some research about local mines in our community. If your community is like mine, it’s likely much of your town’s rural history hasn’t been preserved in a meaningful way.

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“Charette and Jules Verne”

Life and Landscapes

But what did this local history mean to Jules Verne, who was born in that French city? NAJVS editor Brian Taves described the protagonist in The Count of Chanteleine as a man who incarnates the expected virtues of aristocracy. The lack of tradition and belief in individual initiative appealed to the young Verne.

History 98