Schools often neglect history, and students think it's boring. But it's important, and a new framework for teaching it can make it come alive. History teachers generally get inadequate training and ...

One of the most exciting elements of historical research is getting to dive into primary sources like letters, diaries, memoirs, speeches, and debates. In all of our lower-division classes, you will ...

History, the study of documented events and change over time, is at its foundation the study of people—singularly and collectively, with their shared and conflicting natures, choices, attitudes and ...

Lori Hopkins-Cavanagh’s CT Viewpoints piece on Columbus Day is a caricature of an argument. Her essay is full of errors — from petty math (Columbus died in 1506, which was not 526 years ago) and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Natalie Wexler is an education writer focusing on literacy. This article is more than 5 years old. Rather than being told that ...

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It’s vital that young Americans learn the history of our amazing nation. Being an American requires knowing what it means to be an American. It’s the fabric that binds us together and helps us ...