Ep.94- Teaching Truthful History w/ Mimi Eisen!

History Standards, Reconstruction, and Teaching the Truth with Mimi Eisen! - AOTA Episode 94

At a time of heightened attacks on curriculum and increased efforts to obscure and whitewash the past, our teaching of history and the social sciences is as important as ever. Perhaps no era in American history is as critical to understanding our present challenges as the Reconstruction Era, so how well of a job are our state history standards doing in teaching the truth about this time period? This week we’re joined by the co-author of Erasing the Black Freedom Struggle, Mimi Eisen! Mimi is a historian and program manager for the Zinn Education Project, which promotes and supports the teaching of people's history in middle and high school classrooms across the country. But first, Jeff and Manuel take a look at recent headlines in education including alarming new data about false abuse reports and predictable alarm about declining ACT scores.

Episode 94 Headlines in Education

Jeff and Manuel examine recent headlines in education. Alarming new data details the negative impact of false abuse reports and a predictable alarm is sounded about declining ACT scores.

Episode 94 Seminar - History Standards, Reconstruction, and Teaching the Truth with Mimi Eisen!

This week we’re joined by the co-author of Erasing the Black Freedom Struggle, Mimi Eisen! Mimi is a historian and program manager for the Zinn Education Project, which promotes and supports the teaching of people's history in middle and high school classrooms across the country.