The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

Related: Can patriotism and criticism coexist in social studies? This is particularly true for learning our history. Is American history education the problem? To understand America today requires examining the major events in our past that define our national character (for good or for ill). citizenship exam.

American History 83

American History History Teaching Civics 83

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2016

High School seniors (left to right) Hayley Striegel, Olivia Poplawski, Cheri Zheng-Fredericks and Julie Pignataro look for ways to verify information they’ve encountered on social media. High School social studies teacher. Northport, N.Y., Photo: Janis Shachter. Janis Schachter, Northport (N.Y.)

K-12 91

K-12 Primary Sources Civics Social Studies 91

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Jenna Saykhamphone, a senior at Annandale High School in Fairfax County, Virginia, helped start an equity team at her high school to fight stereotypes both inside and outside her school in suburban Washington, D.C. And, she added, “I also have to miss studying for my physics test to be here.”

History 75

History American History Ancestry Pedagogy 75

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2021

High school social studies teachers and scholars of American history don’t deny that the nation’s story is full of mobs, civil unrest and violence. And while it’s clear that schools matter, the size of that influence is debatable. I personally love it because you know what? But it is hardly an inoculation.

Teaching 133

Teaching Civics American History Controversial Topics 133

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Last spring, when the odds seemed far longer, Bob Cousineau, a social studies teacher at Pennridge High School, predicted that whatever happened in his embattled district would become a national “case study” one way or another. Bob Cousineau teaches social studies at Pennridge High School, in Pennsylvania.

Education Policy 140

Education Policy Education History Advocacy 140

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

A social studies teacher uses conflicting narratives to engage students in studying the history of Palestine and Israel, focusing on the events of 1948. ” While this piece was written primarily for adult education, an adaptation for middle and high school teachers is included at the end of the document.

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Human Rights Social Justice 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

As Chris Tims, a high school teacher in Waterloo, Iowa, sees it, history education is about teaching students to synthesize diverse perspectives on the nation’s complicated past. and African American history. history and civics since at least Reconstruction, the turbulent period that followed the Civil War.

Social Studies 111

Social Studies Civics History American History 111