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What are things that you didn't learn in history class that you learned outside of class.

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I feel like showing both sides has value. But recognizing the wrong aspects of them is a huge part. Showing why they thought that way, but hugely stating why its incorrect or why it's harmful.

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Do you think teachers deserve a second chance after making a mistake that is fire able?

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With what Cade said, what age is most appropriate to eliminate the "sugar coating" on the history we teach?

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I think when teaching about history it is important to remember that it can still affect people today. And because classrooms can be so diverse it is important to consider how it can affect all of your students.

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Is teaching history the biggest subject that brings out bias?

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The teacher also didn't think about how that could affect those students

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At what point could someone be rehired? after a mistake like that do you think it's punishable by never having the ability to teach again? Or are their steps after that would allow someones license to be reinstated?

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I agree with cade, history should be taught how it is in it's original form. History sgouldn't be sugarcoated because that is almost bending the truth of history in a way that's not so obvious.

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Relating to what Cabe said, there are GOP bills in at least 44 states that would require teachers to lie to students about racism, sexism, and oppression in our history. I think there is a difference between lying about our history and just teaching lessons appropriately to students based on their grade level (for example, you may not give all the details about slavery to young students). When thinking about this, where is the line? When and how should students start learning about sensitive topics?

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Has anyone experienced something similar like with the Iowa city teacher?

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I agree with learning about both sides but explaining the right from wrong things

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Teachers need to think about the type of lessons they are teaching and what they should/shouldn't do to go along with that topic

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How did you feel about the teacher who brought the cotton plant into class and got placed on a 5-week suspension for it? How is this different from a museum with exhibits about slavery displaying a cotton plant?

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speaking about the teacher who had the students act as slaves; Showing parts of history so that way it's never repeated makes the entire lesson pointless, because you are literally repeating history. And having children act out awful things.

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Do you think the solution to these mistakes would be to have the principial approve everything?

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I think for activities it is important to make sure you do research before making an activity. See how people that have direct impacts feel about certain situations.

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Going off what Spencer said yes readings are a ok choice but students don't want to read about something like everyone should learn together especially since the topic may be confusing for some students to learn

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When I was in 8th grade we had talked about the holocaust and then we read Maus which I think was a good idea because it caught the students interest and it kept them engaged.

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What do we think about having students watch historic movies like "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" or "American Sniper"?

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Should reenactment of history in the classroom be an option since it causes so much controversy? Horrible things have happened in our nation and I don't think it's a good idea to show that to kids in a way they could think of it as a game.

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I love the idea that Calix just said about how teachers can bring in people who experience whatever it is. I feel like that helps show the students the impact of the event.

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I know in one of my history classes a cool thing we did was the game the Oregon trail game on the computer. But this is the only time any history teacher in our school district had any sort of interesting game in class. Every other history teacher just played the really old videos on war and had us read the books...

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If teachers let students choose to not be apart of certain topics then students could take advantage and just choose to skip out of it

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With what Calex said about lessons that help students empathize with slaves, there was a point made in one of the articles that said students don't need first-hand experiences with slave labor to have empathy for slaves. How do you feel about this?

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How do you know when to ask for permission slips from parents before lessons/activities?

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I think students have to be prepared for uncomfortable topics and a good way to start would be in school.

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Field trips are a great way to incorporate being engaged and actually being involved in the history. Another option for schools with less funding might be a virtual tour. Still receiving the value from it while feeling involved. How do you guys feel about field trips with museums and stuff?

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Do you think social media plays a big role in how historical events are seen?

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What are some miss information's in history that you learned in class?

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If you are teaching in a state that has standards requiring misinformation (like the idea that states' rights caused the civil war), how do you handle that? Can you teach the truth of history while still satisfying the state requirement?

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it is important to have these conversations with students, whether they get uncomfortable or not, this is what happened in our world, they need to know about it so that these generations can try and prevent these things from resurfacing in their lifetime.

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Since all the states have different views on history and how it's taught, should there be a nationwide standard of what should be taught and the amount of truth in it?

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I think sugar coating doesn't help with students having the truth. They are told two different stories so who can they trust and believe.

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In my elementary school we had to pick a historical dead person and dress up like them and have people guess who they are. We had a lot of white students that picked not white people, which is fine, but what is not fine is that a lot of those kids did makeup that darkened their complexion so they would look like there person. No body said anything for a long time because "it's just kids dressing up."

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I think apart of the problem is that as a society we are becoming more open to challenge past views. I think people who don't want to change get upset with having their views challenged.

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Historical events can be heavily affected due to the spread of information across platforms. There can be alot of information that is altered into something it's not.

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do you think parents should have a say in what is taught in classrooms?

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If we just stop teaching about the world's history then we are going to have a bunch of uneducated kids who should be aware of what has happened and is currently happening in the world

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I think being uncomfortable in a safe environment is better then not knowing how to be uncomfortable and be put in a situation that is unsafe

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I feel as though there is a correct way to appreciate certain cultures. Especially when given assignments. Like alexys said, their should be clear guidelines about how you can portray someone. It's an important point that people are more than their skin tone, and you can appreciate their actions and all they did in history without degrading their race.

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When you look at the idea of educating students on historical figures that took horrible actions (ex. Thomas Jefferson not only kept slaves but had children with one of them - Sally Hemings), with my experience in school, I was taught that he was a great man. However, I didn't learn that he kept slaves until last year (and it wasn't even school that taught me). Facts like this ostracize students of color, while there were great historical figures in our past who were oppressed and are never taught about, yet we are glorifying people who did horrible things.

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History becomes opinion based depending on where you live. Like down south vs. other places.

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I agree that we need to get a better like rule to teach the accurate truth instead of different places teaching different info

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I think going into education is a little scary because teachers are (rightfully) afraid of backlash from parents and the lack of protection from their administrators, which I do think is forcing teachers to teach in ways that are not truthful or proven ineffective methods.

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If parents really don't want their children learning about those topics then they could homeschool them which isn't a easy thing to do

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do you think teachers should be required to share their weekly lesson plants with parents?

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Since what we learn in history can differ from schools. What would happen if a student were being taught a subject in history that is different from what the students' parent was taught and the parent tries to help with homework and just confuses the kid.

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How do we determine what "really happened" when there are so many views and personal perspectives on historical events. So many different books written about the same thing with in insane amount of differing information. How can we truly ensure we are teaching historically accurate materials? Because it might only be accurate from one perspective. How will we decide that?

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How do you think students will be affected if they were taught by teachers vs. parents who decide what students are learning.

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I feel like there is no way to regulate history into a way we all believe is right because there's always going to be that one person who thinks differently.

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I think they should do monthly. Things change and having to make sure all of it stays the same is hard. A monthly would then give room for time to change things. Such as your mind or because of the weather or not being there and there being a sub.

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Little bit of a question for Patice, but regarding the Iowa City teacher, don't all teachers have to run their lesson plan by someone before they teach it? Did the Iowa City teacher leave out information in her lesson plan or did their supervisor not read through it carefully enough?

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Should White Americans in 2024 still feel responsibility and guilt for everything horrible that White Americans have done in history?