Sentences with phrase «teaching of history»

By contrast, Mr Cameron argued, the Tories had made «constructive suggestions to strengthen the fabric of our society», including proposals for school exchanges, teaching English to foreigners arriving in the UK and «proper» teaching of history in schools.
This lesson could be easily adapted to suit GCSE teaching of the History of Medicine.
The report also describes the need to address «white - washed» teaching of our history of oppression, and the importance of building a common understanding of how we have historically created opportunity gaps.
If I remember correctly the Lindsay Commission noted the teaching of history as the point at which rational and moral evaluations of traditional and modern cultures could be made most effectively.
This explains why the innovative intellectual leadership required for revamping church history and reconceiving the teaching of history across the entire academic syllabus, both secular and theological, has been painfully slow in emerging.
It was a mistake for us to have stopped the teaching of history as a subject in schools, but we are returning it to the curriculum now.»
Both Amanda and I read this book and have been applying many of the strategies to our teaching of history.
Her account of her own schooling reminds us of a time when even referring to the United Nations was suspect, when a crude right - wing McCarthyism dominated the teaching of history and public affairs.
Resources to support the teaching of the history of language with focus on Chaucer and the Canterbury tales.
How has the teaching of history changed over the last half - century?
These multimedia CD ROMs employ a wide range of primary historical sources now central to the teaching of history.
The Commissioner of Education's African American History Task Force is an advocate for Florida's school districts, teacher education training centers, and the community at large, in implementing the teaching of the history of African peoples and the contributions of African Americans to society.
Don: If can be accused of promoting anything, it is the teaching of history (my major in college).
«We have been tracking the teaching of history in schools for a number of years and have repeatedly warned of the dangers of limited time and a reduction in specialist teachers.
He added: «Just because he believes in the teaching of history doesn't mean he has to live in the past.»
I, too, have mixed feelings about identity and the teaching of history and, like you, believe relevance is critical.
in Teaching of History and Teaching of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
For years, critics of test - based school accountability have pointed out that when schools face pressure to raise students» scores in math and reading, they tend to respond by doubling down on those two subject areas and cutting back on the teaching of history, art, music, civics, and more.
One of the sad things that has happened in recent years is that the teaching of history in schools has been so watered down that students can graduate without knowing much about their own countries much less the world.
Math Coursework Sample The main difficulty in the teaching of the history of modern mathematics lies not in the richness and exuberance of the subject, but in its technicality.
It is launching the nation's first college dedicated exclusively to the teaching of history, including American legal history.
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