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S2E4 - Happy Days Are Here Again?
In this episode, we speak with author, historian, professor and Director of Secondary Education at Hofstra University, Dr. Alan Singer, who argues that Civics is Not Dead – it’s just morphed into student activism about issues like climate change. But, Dr. Singer warns us – this activism must be brought back into the classroom and channeled into more
S2E3 - Gone With The Wind
JFK majored in history and so did business entrepreneur Martha Stewart, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, comedian Larry David, and a host of other well-known politicians and celebrities. But according to a 2018 analysis published by the American Historical Association, only 5 history degrees are awarded per 1,000 college graduates. Only 5. Why is that?
S2E2 - College - Friend or Foe?
Research is telling us that the teaching of Social Studies, American history and civics is decreasing in American schools, particularly at the elementary school level. Additionally, only 9 states and the District of Columbia require one year of U.S. government or civics, while 30 states require a half year and the other 11 states have no civics requirement.
S2E1 - Toto, We’re Not in Kansas Anymore
Welcome back to another informative season of Civics is Dead! Our second season, “Boots on the Ground” continues to explore the side-lining of social studies education in favor of English/language arts and math through the lens of those educators, students, and parents who are in the trenches everyday.
Season 2 of Civics Is Dead, "Boots on the Ground" - Coming Friday, October 9th!
Season 2 of Civics Is Dead premieres Friday, October 9th! New episodes will be released every Friday through November 6th.
This season, "Boots on the Ground", journeys into the classrooms of elementary, secondary, and college instructors to learn how they make history and civics education relevant
Bonus: Oh Happy Day
“Oh Happy Day” - Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote!
On August 18th, 1920, after one hundred years of activism and protesting, women received the right to vote in the United States with the ratification of the 19th Amendment by the
S1E6 - It’s All About The Teacher
We continue our look at how to address the problem of the decreasing amount of time American schools are devoting to the teaching of American history, civics and social studies. Using the 2018 Brown Center Report on American Education, we look at our nation’s Social Studies teachers and their demographics.
S1E5 - Fixing The Problem
We examine the results of the 2018 Brown Center Report on American Education and see how the results reveal a path forward – a path that will lead us to “fixing the problem” while making civics education classes the highlight of a student’s day! Let’s do this.
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S1E4 - Ready, Set, Go…
We tackle the 2009 roll-out of President Barack Obama’s “Race To The Top” education reform initiative to see if our schools, teachers, and students improved. Although, one can’t help but wonder if anyone really wins when the focus is only on winning?
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S1E3 - The Why
It's time to explore the reasons WHY schools aren’t devoting more classroom time to teaching social studies, history and civics. Could it have something to do with leaving someone behind?
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