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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. BBC/Wall to Wall Media

28 septembre 2023

Too often learning ‘British history’ means learning ‘English history’ – but overburdened schoolteachers are not to blame

Sean Lang, Anglia Ruskin University

If history is to be of any use to those who study it, it ought to help them understand the nature of the country and society they live in.

Inquiry-based teaching gives students a chance to engage with ideas. Getty Images/DextDee Livingstone/500px

4 mai 2023

History classes help students develop curious minds – but Ghana’s teachers aren’t equipped to nurture this

Gideon Boadu, University of Newcastle

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. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg

30 juin 2021

Commemoration controversies in classrooms: Canadian history teachers disagree about making ethical judgments

Lindsay Gibson, University of British Columbia et James Miles, University of Toronto

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. (Brendan Lynch/Flickr)

21 novembre 2019

Don’t despair if your teen wants to major in history instead of science

Ian Milligan, University of Waterloo

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. from www.shutterstock.com

16 septembre 2019

Why it’s time for New Zealanders to learn more about their own country’s history

Michael Belgrave, Massey University

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.

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