Superlative Social Studies Instruction
I’m dedicated to helping you teach social studies in an engaging manner and produce students who can construct and defend an argument with evidence and analysis. My lessons Civics and U.S. History encourage active participation and are designed to generate discussion and debate about many of the topics covered. I also provide links to numerous articles on current controversies in civics and history that aim to provide a balanced approach to the topics. Please reach out to me if you want to know more or have questions on any of the material!
Recent Posts
- The Influence of Amicus Briefs and Statistics in Students for Fair AdmissionsWhen the Supreme Court decided Students for Fair Admissions (the Harvard affirmative action case) last week, the decision encompassed 237 pages of analysis in the various opinions. A couple of things stand out. One...
- Supreme Court ends affirmative actionYesterday, the Supreme Court ended the practice of using race-based affirmative action in college admissions. The case sparked a flurry of opinions encompassing 237 pages, including Clarence Thomas’s 58 page concurrence and Justice Sotomayor’s...
- AP African American StudiesThe kerfuffle over the new AP African American Studies course, engendered by critical comments by Florida governor Ron DeSantis, has thankfully come to a swift conclusion. Last week, the College Board announced it had...
- Should Civics Be More Than Activism?Frederick Hess, the director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, has an interesting piece in this week’s issue of Time. He argues that civics instruction needs to encompass more than just...
- Julian Zelizer on Mistakes Historians MakePrinceton history professor Julian Zelizer has a fascinating article in The Atlantic today about mistakes historians make when appearing as news analysts. Zelizer’s position is that there are five common stock phrases historians misuse...