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Genealogy course takes high schoolers deep into their family histories

The Hechinger Report

Reagan Rock, 14, grew up celebrating her Italian heritage. But the high school freshman at the Old Rochester Regional High School in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, near Cape Cod, has recently leaned in to her little-explored Irish heritage. She didn’t know her family had mixed-race heritage.

History 140
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Celebrating Black Joy

C3 Teachers

Almost ten years ago, I started off teaching and I truly believed that I didn’t need to teach Black History Month or any other cultural month (Hispanic Heritage, Native American History Month, etc.) Now, using inquiry, I celebrate each and every cultural heritage month, including Black History Month. for that matter.

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A Tale of Two Internships 

Anthropology News

For six weeks, we spent 40 percent of our time at the American Anthropological Association (AAA) office and 60 percent of our time at partner institutions: the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (CFCH) and the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC). We have learned and grown so much through the internship.