In the 21st century, we need to move past the concept of a survey history course, especially World History, as the success stories of the ruling elites. Our students need to hear their people’s stories, illustrated with agency and accomplishments. Our students need to see their stories matter. And they need to understand that all people’s stories matter. Despite the difficulties of finding non-elite sources, teachers can use essential questions, non-text readings, and creative ways of deconstructing texts and documents to refocus attention on the stories of the other 99%.
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The very beginning of your video hit home for me. As a child learning history in my grade school classrooms meant the memorization of facts. I was great at that. I had an awakening in my first years of…
I love the Two Enduring Questions proposed by the speaker: “Who does the work?” and “Whose voices aren’t we hearing?” The Hammurabi law codes activity was very powerful. I…
Ane's two central questions pair well with any history class, but especially so with AP World History. Those two questions have stuck with me since first watching her talk in August. I refer to these questions…