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Avoiding Presentism

Ebony McKiver

How can we ensure that comparative historical analysis does not reinforce presentism or an ethnocentric lens? What strategies promote balanced, contextually grounded comparisons?

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    I would argue that this is one of the more difficult skills to teach our students, as many of us are naturally inclined to judge when we encounter something or someone who is different than what we consider…

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    I think constantly asking questions can really be helpful. This year I did a data literacy activity on one of the PBA sources about Virginia desegregation in schools and the format of the questions can really help with presentism and ethnocentrism.  For example when I've taught this lesson in the past, I usually just end the activity by asking the class how did the rate of desegregation in Virginia change over time, but with the data literacy boxes I go beyond that and ask more questions about the author sources, data range, and significance.  

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    I think constantly asking questions can really be helpful. This year I did a data literacy activity on one of the PBA sources about Virginia desegregation in schools and the format of the questions can really help with presentism and ethnocentrism.  For example when I've taught this lesson in the past, I usually just end the activity by asking the class how did the rate of desegregation in Virginia change over time, but with the data literacy boxes I go beyond that and ask more questions about the author sources, data range, and significance.  

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