Adding America to World History: The K-12 Challenge
<p>This essay outlines a number of daunting obstructions to a transnational historical approach in the Kindergarten to Grade Twelve Social Studies curriculum including a hyperlocal focus during elementary school, an inflexible national approach in middle and high school, and political pressure...
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| description | <p>This essay outlines a number of daunting obstructions to a transnational historical approach in the Kindergarten to Grade Twelve Social Studies curriculum including a hyperlocal focus during elementary school, an inflexible national approach in middle and high school, and political pressure on national testing organizations to emphasize “American exceptionalism.” Yet it argues that there are countervailing currents, including the rise of public schools that use the International Baccalaureate (IB) program, pressure on elite schools to prepare students for global futures, and the opportunities for high school teachers to experiment with crosscurricular themes.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a625293a2dfc4d3a9a96f347541f182f2022-12-21T21:21:29ZengeScholarship Publishing, University of CaliforniaJournal of Transnational American Studies1940-07642020-12-0111210.5070/T8112050896ark:13030/qt5bx1804pAdding America to World History: The K-12 ChallengeMarc Aronson0MARC ARONSON earned his doctorate at NYU while working as an editor of books for children and teenagers. He built his award-winning career as an author and editor by bringing academic ideas to that younger readership, most recently with Eyes of the World: Robert Capa, Gerda Taro and the Invention of Modern Photojournalism (Holt, 2017) coauthored with Marina Budhos. Aronson is Associate Professor of Professional Practice in the Rutgers School of Communication and Information. His next book, A Place for Us: A History of Manhattan in Four Streets and a Square, will be published in Fall 2021.<p>This essay outlines a number of daunting obstructions to a transnational historical approach in the Kindergarten to Grade Twelve Social Studies curriculum including a hyperlocal focus during elementary school, an inflexible national approach in middle and high school, and political pressure on national testing organizations to emphasize “American exceptionalism.” Yet it argues that there are countervailing currents, including the rise of public schools that use the International Baccalaureate (IB) program, pressure on elite schools to prepare students for global futures, and the opportunities for high school teachers to experiment with crosscurricular themes.</p>http://escholarship.org/uc/item/5bx1804ptransnational children's literaturek-12 and teaching us history |
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| title | Adding America to World History: The K-12 Challenge |
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