David Olusoga is calling on schools to teach more about the histories of the other nations of the UK in his new BBC show, Union.
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There are many ways in which history teachers can support students in developing curious minds.
Workers lower a a statue of Canada’s first prime minister, John A. Macdonald, onto a truck as a crowd watches in Kingston, Ont., June 18, 2021.
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A survey of history teachers in Canada showed the prevalence of the myth of objectivity among history teachers.
Historians’ work looks like meaningful disagreements around how to grapple with an ambiguous, complicated past. Here, ‘Pi’ sculpture by Evan Grant Penny, Wellington St., Toronto.
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Put down the science brochures. If your high schooler really wants to be a history major, smile, knowing that they’re taking the first step to a deeper understanding of the world around them.
New Zealand is one of few places in the world where teaching the country’s own history has not been compulsory.
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Teaching history is as much about facts and people as it is about contested narratives and disputed interpretations, which is why it’s time to make New Zealand history a compulsory subject at school.