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

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2022

I didn’t explore my Korean heritage until college and only learned about LGBTQ+ historical leaders in my late twenties. Still, my love of history had an outlet in school. One thing educators can do immediately is to expand the traditional Western canon. There are hundreds of national parks, many of which focus on local history.

Heritage

Heritage Artifacts Local History Social Studies

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

NCHE

APRIL 3, 2023

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.

Oral History

Oral History Public History History Museum

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

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

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