history

History is History
March 16, 2011
History is history they say. We hear so much in the news about math and science – how American children are lagging behind in these areas and how we need to focus on these two key areas for our children's and our nation's success. Somewhere along the way, history and social science may be getting lost.
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How to Bring History to Life
February 21, 2011
Our children are learning about our history and world history in ways that many of us never experienced in our childhood. Gone are the days of simply memorizing dates and places and names of countless faceless people that did something so long ago. Now, teachers are using a variety of tools to help children literally touch the past and understand it on their own terms.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 17, 2011
History is an important part of our present and our future. The past can teach us lessons about how we live and act in the present and can lead us to become better people in the future. Many children shy away from truly appreciating history because of “all the dates” involved. But what is truly important about history is not that a particular thing happened, but why it happened and the circumstances in which it took place. One of the prime examples of the importance of history is the iconic figure, Martin Luther King, Jr.
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