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. What does this look like?

Controversial Topics 49

Controversial Topics Sociology Pedagogy Social Studies 49

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. I could go on, but you get the picture. What does this look like? My favorite conclusion?

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Controversial Topics Sociology Pedagogy Social Studies 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Email Address Choose from our newsletters Weekly Update Future of Learning Higher Education Early Childhood Proof Points Leave this field empty if you’re human: In recent years, division over how social studies should be taught has plagued school districts around the country.

Social Studies 141

Social Studies Teaching Civics Advocacy 141

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

It definitely affected my mental health.”. Sara Goldrick-Rab, professor of sociology and medicine, Temple University. Largent said Michigan State has provided additional financial help to the highest-need students, and has also been digging through data to figure out which students might benefit most from some human contact.

Sociology 130

Sociology High School Humanities Research 130

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2024

At the same time, to address mental health concerns, colleges are creating more courses in fields like “the environmental humanities,” Hamilton and Taylor Swift studies and offering more and more wellness days. She’s a sociology professor at the University of Virginia and coauthor of the book Academically Adrift.

Humanities 89

Humanities Critical Thinking History Cultures 89

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 4, 2023

“Generally, there is a massive shortage of talent, particularly in certain skilled talent areas,” said Jamie Kohn, senior research director for the human resources practice of the Gartner consulting firm, who said competition for college graduates is fierce. Related: What’s in a word?

Economics 143

Economics Sociology High School Humanities 143

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

The humanities add some color into that.”. It’s a fast-spreading skepticism that has resulted in significant drops in the number of students majoring in the humanities on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian The proportion of students who major in the humanities has fallen from a high of nearly one in five to one in 20.

Humanities 101

Humanities History Sociology Cultures 101

Zinn Education Project

MARCH 7, 2024

I think that’s the best way to start the conversation, because what it is predicated on is some agreed upon definition of a violation. And so every child today gets taught that modern slavery is human trafficking, it’s a crime against humanity. Most recently, they’ve removed one of the Gen.

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Primary Sources History Economics K-12 98

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 9, 2024

I am co-facilitating today’s class with high school teacher, Prentiss Charney Fellow , and great all around human being, T. I think that’s the best way to start the conversation, because what it is predicated on is some agreed upon definition of a violation. Whitaker, who has been part of this series for a long time.

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Primary Sources History K-12 Economics 52

ED Surge

JANUARY 6, 2025

Like air, humanities-driven work is everywhere but taken for granted, so much a part of life its easy to overlook. Published by Cambridge University Press, Public Humanities is pitched as a very large tent. Its open to all disciplines, geographies, periods, methodologies, authors, and audiences across the humanities.

Humanities 145

Humanities Oral History Archiving Pedagogy 145

Geogramblings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Before the likes of Trump, and even now with a so-called centre-left government, there’s still this misconception that the existence of folks like me is an ideology, whereas our existence is reality based on sound history, science, and sociology. C, we’re definitely going to hit 2°C, then 3°C, then 4°C. Stand your ground.

Geography 52

Geography Sociology Social Justice History 52