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Thinking about history / Sarah Maza

NMAH copy purchased with funds from the NMAH Endowment. What distinguishes history as a discipline from other fields of study? That's the animating question of Sarah Maza's Thinking About History, a ...
The Economist

What if the best way to learn about history is by playing with it?

When it comes to education, there is no substitute for learning by doing. To teach children Spanish, have them speak it. To teach them art, give them paper and paints. Plenty of tech titans got their ...
Time

Culture Warriors—on Both Sides—Are Wrong About America’s History Classrooms

Students in Pomona High School social studies teacher Dale Munholland's American history class on Feb. 23, 2018, in Arvada, Colo. Students in Pomona High School social studies teacher Dale ...
The New York Times

At National History Day, Students Get Competitive About the Past

Americans are fighting about history. This past week, thousands of students from across the country came together to celebrate it. Kaleb Ice playing Elton John in a National History Day performance ...