1-10 of 36 Hubssort by Hot Best Latest
87Political Spectrum - What It Means To Be Liberal and Conservative
The political landscape is dominated by the terms liberal and conservative. Politicians are labeled as one or other. You have the supposedly liberal media (except FOX News) and the conservative corporate...
12 comments76How to read text once and remember it
Students often complain that they did read the book but still did poorly on the quiz or test. They may have read it, but did they get it? There are some simple ways to help make sure you not only read the assignment but can remember it and learn...
7 comments
78How do I remember all those dates?
One of the biggest challenges about history is remembering all the different dates of events. Student's frequently ask, "How do I remember all those dates?". The answer depends on your memorization ability and...
3 comments77Teaching at Private and Public Schools
As a student and a teacher I have had the opportunity to experience both public and private schools. In many ways schools are schools, but there are some definite differences between the two as far as...
5 comments
89WWI vs WWII
The early twentieth century was mainly an extension of the nineteenth century. The dominant powers and their governments as well as political and social ideologies were largely unchanged. The First World War, or "Great War", as it was known, began...
79 comments86Bias In Reporting History
History is written by the winners. It is also written by people, and people are biased. Since history can be interpreted in many ways, there is going to be bias in any history that is read. The question is what kind and what does it mean? ...
6 comments
86How Communism Was Supposed to Happen and Why It Didn't
All philosophers are products of their time and place. Karl Marx was no different. His communist theory was created by what he saw going on around him. The Communist Manifestois not so much a how to book on the functioning of communism, but an...
7 comments
87Why Do We Study History
When am I ever going to use this? Why do we need to know this stuff? The questions every teacher loves to hear. The answer is actually pretty simple, "To know yourself". What is important about history? Why so people need to know all those...
130 comments85Should Teachers Assign Homework?
As a teacher, one of my constant frustrations has been with homework. How much homework should be given and how often? How much should homework impact a student's grade? Is it meaningful? Are the students doing the homework? These are questions...
213 comments84Traditional vs. Block Schedule
When school starts and ends is different for every school and grade level. For high schools the day usually starts between seven thirty and eight o'clock and ends between two thirty to three o'clock. Many...
12 comments
