How can teachers make material more tangible for their students to grasp? In this post, Master Teacher Jennifer Mulvey gives insight into how her 4th graders learn the structure of our government as presented in the Constitution.
Class Government
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Educating Citizens
A brief reflection on the kind of education befitting an American citizen and how love is central to such an education.
Bite-Sized Learning
"I want so many good things for my students. Principally among them is a complete immersion in formative content. But how do I make sure they can take in everything I teach? I teach in little, tiny, bite-sized amounts." Read more from Master Teacher Ali Pries!
The Weaponization of History
Instead of helping us to deepen ourselves and take a mature and complex view of the past, history is increasingly employed as a simple bludgeon, which picks its targets mechanically—often based on little more than a popular cliché—and strikes.
Introducing The Hillsdale 1776 Curriculum
Recognizing the critical moment in which we live, and in response to what Prof. Wilfred S. McClay calls "the weaponization of history," Hillsdale College's K-12 Education department has published a comprehensive K-12 American history and government curriculum for students, parents, and teachers.
The Classical Classroom 