one of my friends just finished an insanely thorough report for the american historical association about the teaching of history in high schools. he says to chill out about the indoctrination stuff www.npr.org/2024/09/27/n...
I teach high school history and this is spot on. Tons of useful resources out there, very little time spent in textbooks, and it’s not hard to adapt free curriculum online in a sensible, objective way. (Also, a little John Green never hurt anyone.)
the gist from the 3,000 people they interviewed was “yeah some of the lesson plans out there are bad but we’re not suckers. also we would like better resources.” which is what you might expect if you aren’t trying to fill column inches www.nytimes.com/2024/09/19/u...
A survey of social studies teachers found that many find primary sources online for lesson plans. But a notable minority also rely on left-leaning materials, and a handful have turned to conservative ...
Lots of free and high quality resources out there. wpsu.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/c...
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