Category: History and Civics
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What’s in a Name? Why War Naming Confuses Students More Than It Teaches Them
War names aren’t neutral — they’re political choices that shape what students think conflicts were about. Explore why the “French and Indian War,” the “Korean Conflict,” and the “Vietnam War” teach students the wrong lessons before class even begins, and what to do about it.
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Teaching Justice Through Classic Horror and Science Fiction: A Five-Film Mock Trial Series
Use classic films like Frankenstein, Jekyll and Hyde, and Invasion of the Body Snatchers to teach justice, responsibility, and legal reasoning through engaging mock trial activities.
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The Halls That Built the West: Five Universities That Shaped a Thousand Years of Learning
Posted for April 23 — St. George’s Day, and a fitting moment to celebrate the medieval English and European academic traditions that gave us the modern university Every August, students across the globe pack up belongings, move into dormitories, and begin a ritual that feels deeply modern: signing up for courses, sitting in lecture halls,…
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What If: The King Who Walked Away
Following George III’s abdication in 1783, Britain transformed into a Commonwealth, implementing radical reforms, promoting representation, and fostering economic growth, reshaping its governance and global influence.
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The Long Ledger: Part 1
The economic motivations behind conflicts from 1914 to 1945 shaped wartime decisions, international relations, and postwar policies, revealing deeper motivations beyond ideological narratives.
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The Long Ledger: Part 2
The Shell Game Cold War Geopolitics and the Redistribution of Colonial Wealth, 1945–1991 The Cold War is usually taught as a clash of ideologies, and the ideologies were real. Liberal democracy and Soviet communism were genuinely incompatible visions of how human society should be organized, and both superpowers believed, at least partly, in what they…
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