What is history good for?
Which is more important, students being able to recall a series of names and dates, or students being able to make personal connections with history and historical arguments?
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Collaboration With Other Teachers
Collaboration With Other Teachers How can social studies educators collaborate more with others outside their discipline? Collaboration has been a growing topic in secondary education and should be performed at all levels of education. Read More
Should American students have to take the U.S. Citizenship Test in order to graduate from high school?
During her State of the State address, Governor Noem stated that high school students should have to pass the United States citizenship test in order to graduate high school. Questions comprising the test cover straightforward facts of American history; the citizenship test only assesses the ability to recall information. Many other states, including our neighbor North Dakota, also give this test as a state wide requirement. The test has been contested in all of the …
Student Walk Outs and Protests over Gun Control
Student Walk Outs and Protests over Gun Control On Wednesday, March 14 at 10:00am central time, twenty to forty students from my middle school’s six hundred student body participated in a walk out. My school’s administration allowed the walk out to happen and a teacher supervised the students. The walk did not cause disruptions to the school or any adjacent businesses or government buildings. I asked a student how seriously he thought the group was …
Creating Historical Places for Businesses and Venues
March 9, 2018 Creating Historical Places for Businesses and Venues Question What places can archive, curate, or just show-off student history projects? Read More