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How Can We Teach About The Holocaust To Seven To Ten Year Olds?, Eleanor Hersh
How Can We Teach About The Holocaust To Seven To Ten Year Olds?, Eleanor Hersh
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection
Teaching about the Holocaust in a school setting is a debated topic. When and how to approach and teach the subject is not always agreed upon. In this research paper and unit plan you can see how a teacher can teach the Holocaust to children aged seven to ten.
Political Agendas And Education: Textbook And Geographical Impacts, Rachel Patterson
Political Agendas And Education: Textbook And Geographical Impacts, Rachel Patterson
Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection
This research project analyzed high school United States history curriculum by examining textbooks through a political lens. It questioned who makes curriculum decisions, what the goals of these policy-makers are, and what the implications of an agenda-driven curriculum are. Three textbooks were used and chosen from politically relevant states—California, Texas, and Florida. In addition to being typically “Blue,” “Red,” and “Swing” states, these states are also the three most populous states in the country, respectively. This project studied how students of American public schools learn about the history of their country through a qualitative content analysis, particularly an approach called …