Students of History

JANUARY 10, 2023

If you are teaching high school, this likely means that you can broach most news-worthy topics. However, if you're a middle school teacher, there are going to be some things you'll want to steer clear of. It's important to consider the maturity level and interests of your students when selecting current events to discuss.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Civics Critical Thinking World History 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

One day in spring, three middle-school boys followed along diligently as she loomed above them like a friendly Wizard of Oz. He first signed up for a college-credit world history class with Mitchell, who is also employed by a nearby community college to teach the course. Credit: Camilla Forte/The Hechinger Report.

World History 139

World History Civic Engagement Elementary School High School 139

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 17, 2020

She drives over an hour each way to teach world history at LaGrange High School in Lake Charles. Now a middle school technology teacher at S.P. Arnett, a public school in nearby Westlake, she can relate to her students. Tiffany Guillory is a middle school technology teacher at S.P.

Charter School 137

Charter School Psychology Middle School High School 137

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

There are critics who contend that instilling social values in students is the purview of parents not schools, and others who fear that SEL could easily be used as yet another way to punish low-income students of color who don’t conform to behavioral norms. Yet many employers say graduates lack these skills. “We

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Charter School K-12 Middle School High School 107

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

and World History classes. The national nonprofit Breakthrough Collaborative trains college students to teach middle school students during a six-week summer program. As I unlock my door, they ask, “So what are we teaching today?”. Many college students might prefer to sleep in on days they don’t have classes.

Tutoring 61

Tutoring Leadership Middle School World History 61

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Middle school students at the Innovation Academy experiment with building electrical circuits. The Innovation Academy workspace at Dysart Unified School District looked more like a tech startup’s headquarters than a classroom. Photo: Jamie Martines. SURPRISE, Ariz. — Photo: Jamie Martines.

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Tutoring Elementary School Middle School Social Studies 109

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2021

As a middle schooler, Alan says he was bullied relentlessly even as he was repeatedly suspended. And while the pandemic closed middle schools across the country, it doesn’t appear to have shutdown school discipline. Middle school, that’s when you’re figuring out how to be a human,” Gallegos said. “We

Middle School 143

Middle School History High School Elementary School 143

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Rather than being challenged, he was allowed to use a teacher-made study guide while taking exams at his California high school. One time, a teacher gave his special education world history class all of the answers to their final exam. He said he never had to study or actually learn anything to get an A.

High School 111

High School Education Government Elementary School 111

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

History students. For the full 90-minute block period students discussed, jotted down notes, and exclaimed in both horror and shock as they learned about a sliver of our country’s hidden history. Paradoxically, teaching people’s history leaves more room for hope than any other educational framework. Here are just a few.

History 52

History Teaching Social Studies Middle School 52

Diane Ravitch

MAY 9, 2023

The textbooks are for elementary and middle school social studies classes as well as civics, economics, U.S. history and world history courses. Griffin highlighted a passage from a middle school textbook that described a socialist economy as one that “keeps things nice and even and without unnecessary waste.”

Social Studies 40

Social Studies Social Justice K-12 Civics 40

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Its “ 1776 Curriculum ” for grades K-12 has been criticized for revisionist history, including whitewashed accounts of US slavery and depictions of Jamestown as a failed communist colony. Then there was the curriculum. Parents, teachers, and students united in public backlash. Chaikin did not respond to a request for comment.)

Education Policy 142

Education Policy Education Advocacy History 142