We’re living in a moment in which teaching honestly about U.S. history has become politicized, but make no mistake about it: We are doing students—and ourselves—a disservice when we choose to lie to them in school rather than educate with accuracy.
And that’s what this issue is all about. It explores various perspectives on teaching honest history: what happens when we don’t, how educators are overcoming attempts to stop it, views from communities who are often left out of these conversations—namely rural and Indigenous—and why it matters.
Issue 2, Spring 2022
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A Student’s Take on Sugar-coated History
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Going Beyond the Textbook
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Teaching Local History in Tulsa
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Debbie Reese on Book Bans and Native Representation
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Rural Schools and Hard History
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From Slavery to School Discipline
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Partnering With Museums to Teach Honest History
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Teaching the Past to Improve the Future
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A Message From Our Director
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Ask, Investigate and Advocate
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The Relationship Aspect
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Using Inquiry to Teach Honest History
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What We’re Reading
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What We’re Watching
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Tomorrow Night
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Bethany Yellowtail
