Ideas This Week
Ideas This Week is your hub for updates on all things Facing History—from announcements and featured press to expert interviews, impact stories, and essays on the ideas driving our work.
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Can These Student Pen Pals Close the Political Divide?
Catherine Epstein is teaching empathy to students by exchanging letters with others across the political divide.
Breathe Life Into Your Lessons By Applying Elements of Storytelling
Elements of storytelling can transform otherwise disconnected activities and ideas into a coherent and compelling narrative.
How One Student Is Removing His School's Ties to the Eugenics Movement
A Facing History student takes action to change the name of his middle school from a former leader of the Eugenics movement to something more inclusive.
Six Educator Resources About Democracy at Risk
Facing History invites you to read six resources that examine the decline of the Weimar Republic under Nazi rule and how this can help us explore democracy at risk.
Why Teach About Migration? Because It's the Story of Humankind
Studying the history of migration reveals insight into who we are today and provides context for today's current conversations about migration and immigration.
Four Guiding Principles in Difficult Conversations
Facing History's Tanya Huelett shares four guiding principles to help you navigate difficult conversations.
How to Use Online Sources to Challenge Bias and Expand Perspectives
In this guest post, Nelson Graves, founder of News-Decoder, demonstrates how biases work and then provides educators with an exercise to help students challenge their own perceptions to better understand people and the world around them.
Summer Learning Happens at Home
New research suggests that home-based activities and family involvement keeps kids primed for learning all summer.
Acting Justly in Response to Unjust Laws
These guidelines help educators responsibly teach students to recognize and stand up to unjust laws they may encounter today.
Inside the Online World of Fake News with BuzzFeed's Craig Silverman
Craig Silverman from BuzzFeed News shares his work as a fake news expert and how young people can become better consumers of news.
The Myth of a Post-Racial Society After the Obama Presidency
Barack Obama's legacy as the first Black president of the US was shaped in part by the politics, race relations, and legacy of the Reconstruction era.
