Teaching history as it happens
Chelsea Self / Post Independent Current events have some valley teachers feeling like the stakes of their profession have never been higher. “It’s never felt so important to be a social studies teacher,” Basalt High School social studies teacher Dom Roman said. At a time when opinions about politics and beliefs about what is or isn’t true make chasms between party lines and individuals, it is helpful to be able to contextualize current events with knowledge of our country’s history. As far as consuming information goes, many are locked into their preferred news source or drawn into ...
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