Sapiens

MARCH 11, 2025

An anthropologist plunges into the world of Patagonian heavy metal music in Argentina to explore how the genre relates to language and cultural revitalization. I FIRST HEARD Patagonian heavy metal on a cold winter night in Esquel, Argentina. The song roared to life with guitar riffs and drumming resembling a U.S. or European thrash metal record. But around the 35-second mark, unfamiliar wind instruments grabbed my attention.

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Teaching American History

MARCH 11, 2025

Teaching government at Hilliard Darby High School in Ohio (a suburb of Columbus), Amy Messick helps students understand how our constitutional system works. She also encourages them to figure out their own political views and to actively engage in civic life. One former student who appreciates what he learned from Messick now serves on the school board for the district in which Messick teaches.

Government 96

Government Controversial Topics American History Civics 96

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2025

Two hundred and forty-nine years ago, the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence pledged their lives, fortunes and honor to what has become the worlds longest-standing experiment in constitutional democracy. Yet as we prepare to celebrate America at 250, warning signs abound that we may be failing their charge. National pride in America is at a record low, coinciding with desperately low scores on the nations civics report card from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

Civics 85

Civics K-12 High School Middle School 85

Becoming a History Teacher

MARCH 11, 2025

Pace is a frequent, yet often nebulous, target beginning teachers are given by their mentors. Mentors readily identify pacing issues, but pinpointing the root cause is challenging. Consequently, mentees struggle to translate “improve your pace” into actionable steps. To truly support their progress, we must define “pace” with precision.

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Living Geography

MARCH 11, 2025

The front page of The Guardian today featured an article on the impact of microplastics on food production. And it's not good news. It reports on a research study into the impacts of microplastics in the environment. As the article says: The pollution of the planet by microplastics is significantly cutting food supplies by damaging the ability of plants to photosynthesise, according to a new assessment.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 11, 2025

Long before avocados were mashed into guacamole or spread onto toast, they were a staple for ancient communities in Central and South America. A recent study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 1 , provides some of the earliest direct evidence that humans were actively managing and domesticating avocados as far back as 7,500 years ago.

Humanities 52

Humanities Museum Research 52

Living Geography

MARCH 11, 2025

I have a long-standing relationship with this road. As with the A1, which I mentioned in a recent post, with respect to a forthcoming book by Rob Cowen, it's a road I've driven a lot for around 40 years. It's one route which I took to and from Manchester over the years. As a family we also visited the Peak District frequently when I was younger. It's also a route back (or to) Ladybower and Howden reservoirs and over to Bamford and Castleton.

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Living Geography

MARCH 11, 2025

Looking for a short Globalisation introduction and found this page. It's on the Welsh Bitesize page, so has a Welsh bias of course, but it's very good. The video is useful too.

Geography 52

Geography Humanities 52

Diane Ravitch

MARCH 11, 2025

John Thompson, retired teacher and historian in Oklahoma, reviews a book about how to teach civics in this era. He writes: Lindsey Cormacks How to Raise a Citizen (And Why Its Up to You to Do It ) offers an engaging and practical approach to discussing political issues and the inner workings of the U.S. government with children. And guess what? How to Raise a Citizen doesnt dump the entire challenge on schools and educators, as was the norm for corporate school reformers!

Civics 79

Civics Education Museum Government 79

Political Science Now

MARCH 11, 2025

In the APSA Public Scholarship Program, graduate students in political science produce summaries of new research in the American Political Science Review. This piece, written by Ewa Nizalowska, covers the new article by Rouven Symank, “Durkheims Empire: The Concept of Solidarity and its Colonial Dimension.” When we think of the concept of solidarity, what typically comes to mind is the morally positive idea of cohesion and mutual support within groups.

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Sociology Political Science Government Economics 43

Anthropology.net

MARCH 11, 2025

For more than two millennia, the Bayanbulag fortress stood silent in the arid landscapes of southern Mongolia, its stones weathered by time and shifting empires. But beneath its surface, an ancient mass grave held the story of a brutal encounter between two of East Asia’s most formidable powers: the Han Dynasty of China and the nomadic Xiongnu.

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