| We begin this week’s curation at RealClear’s American Civics portal by highlighting the recently released Hillsdale 1776 Curriculum for K-12 students, which covers civics, government, and U.S. history. The result of the combined efforts of Hillsdale professors and the nation’s best teachers, students will study American history and civics from the Founding to the Civil War a total of four times, ensuring that they have a strong understanding of our country and its people. The curriculum features key texts, questions for classroom discussion, primary sources, sample assignments, links to online courses from Hillsdale College, and much more. Additional units that cover post-Civil War history, including the Gilded Age, the Progressive Movement, the New Deal, and World War II, will be released in the coming months. “The teaching of honest history and an accurate account of civics is the key to forming good citizens,” says Matthew Spalding, Dean of the Van Andel School of Government. “The Hillsdale 1776 Curriculum has been carefully designed to do just that, providing parents, teachers, and schools not with what they should oppose, but with a solid curriculum they can wholeheartedly endorse for all of America’s children.” At RealClearEducation, James Stoner and Paul Carrese debate Mark Bauerlein regarding the quality of the Roadmap to Educating for American Democracy, a framework that aims to inculcate a better understanding of civics and U.S. history among K-12 students. Stoner and Carrese support the Roadmap, calling its “patriotic approach” an effective strategy that can help reverse our civic disintegration. By contract, Bauerlein describes the Roadmap as a “lukewarm” document that will only hasten the rise of political activism in classrooms on behalf of leftist causes. Finally, in the latest article in our ongoing civic institutions series, Mike Sabo highlights how Thales Academy, a network of pre-K-12 classical schools, and Thales College, which opens in the fall of 2022, is transmitting the intellectual inheritance of Western civilization and the Judeo-Christian tradition to students. Founded by entrepreneur Robert L. Luddy, Thales aims to produce free-minded citizens of good character who can flourish in the modern world. Original Posts Mike Sabo, RealClearEducation Essential Reading Hillsdale College The Hillsdale 1776 Curriculum is a complete collection of lesson plans for teaching American history, civics, and government to.... In the News Mark Bauerlein, Paul O. Carrese, & James R. Stoner Jr., RealClearEducation William A. Galston, Wall Street Journal Robert Cherry, Newsweek Bradley Rebeiro, Law & Liberty Emina Melonic, American Greatness Peter Wood, National Association of Scholars James Bovard, American Institute of Economic Research Ismael Hernandez, 1776 Unites Daniel Payne, Politico John O. McGinnis, Law & Liberty Larry Noel & Bill Shaul, Cleveland.com Mark Brnovich, Fox News Pat McCrory & Erich Prince, RealClearPolitics Ian Rowe, Deseret News Frederick M. Hess, RealClearPolicy John Grant, Jay Sexton, & David Randall, National Association of Scholars In 1823, President James Monroe delivered his seventh State of the Union Address to Congress. In this speech, he declared that the... Michael Warren, Patriot Lessons Thomas Jefferson was the primary draftsman of the Declaration of Independence, but Congress made over 80 different changes... Hadley Arkes & Lee Strang, The Federalist Society The Federalist Society hosted a “Feddie Night Fights” online debate between JWI Founder and Director Prof. Hadley Arkes and Prof... Chris Flannery, American Story Among the many challenges to the statesmanship of the framers of the Constitution, none was more fundamental or intractable than... Braver Angels On July 15th, Braver Angels sought an answer to one of the most charged and challenging questions facing our country today... Larry Arnn, Hillsdale College The American Founders believed that the principles of the Declaration and the Constitution were not simply preferences for... Ian Rowe, Jeanne Allen, & Michael Moe, In Piazza How and what are we teaching about our history and the American promise? Cofounder of Vertex Partnership Academies, author... Carl Cannon's Great American Stories On this day in 1948, President Harry Truman issued a simple, 405-word executive order ending segregation in the U.S. armed ... On this date 10 years ago in the pre-dawn darkness, the space shuttle Atlantis touched down safely on a Florida ... Although it seems longer ago, on this date in 2016 Sen. Ted Cruz delivered a controversial speech at the Republican ... |
