Today’s News, Tomorrow’s History: Should the Voting Age be Lowered?

Posted by Monica Brady-Myerov on May 24, 2018

Today’s News, Tomorrow’s History is an ongoing series with Listenwise. This series connects Facing History’s themes with today’s current events using public radio to guide and facilitate discussions around the social issues of our time. We will take a look at the benefits and challenges of lowering the voting age in the United States.

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Today’s News, Tomorrow’s History: Citizenship and the US Census

Posted by Monica Brady-Myerov on April 30, 2018

Today’s News, Tomorrow’s History is an ongoing series with Listenwise. This series connects Facing History’s themes with today’s current events using public radio to guide and facilitate discussions around the social issues of our time. We will take a look at the 2020 US census and how the questions about citizenship might affect the return rate.

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Today’s News, Tomorrow’s History: What Students Understand about Slavery

Posted by Monica Brady-Myerov on March 30, 2018

Today’s News, Tomorrow’s History is an ongoing series with Listenwise. This series connects Facing History’s themes with today’s current events using public radio to guide and facilitate discussions around the social issues of our time. In honor of the UN International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade on March 25, we will take a look at how students learn about slavery in the United States.

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Empathy as Empowerment: Give Students the Chance to Think Like Leaders

Posted by Matt Presser on March 20, 2018

As a teacher at a downtown high school, some of my best classes happened when I threw away my lesson plan and took my students on a walk.

We’d search for famous tombstones in a 200-year-old cemetery. Inside an old gathering place for abolitionists, we’d read a speech Frederick Douglass once gave there. And every year, we’d examine the inner workings of the criminal justice system through readings, debate, and a visit to arraignment court.

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Today’s News, Tomorrow’s History: The Future for Teachers with DACA

Posted by Monica Brady-Myerov on March 1, 2018

Today’s News, Tomorrow’s History is an ongoing series with Listenwise. This series connects Facing History’s themes with today’s current events using public radio to guide and facilitate discussions around the social issues of our time. We will take a look at the story of a teacher with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

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Today’s News, Tomorrow’s History: Protesting the Chinese National Anthem in Hong Kong

Posted by Monica Brady-Myerov on January 31, 2018

Today’s News, Tomorrow’s History is an ongoing series with Listenwise. This series connects Facing History’s themes with today’s current events using public radio to guide and facilitate discussions around the social issues of our time. We will take a look at the protests over the Chinese National Anthem in Hong Kong.

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Topics: Today's News Tomorrow's History, current events, Listenwise

Today’s News, Tomorrow’s History: The Rohingya Crisis in Myanmar

Posted by Monica Brady-Myerov on December 27, 2017

Today’s News, Tomorrow’s History is an ongoing series with Listenwise. This series connects Facing History’s themes with today’s current events using public radio to guide and facilitate discussions around the social issues of our time. We will take a look at the violence in Burma, or Myanmar, that has made the Rohingya leave their country.

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Today’s News, Tomorrow’s History: What Do the National Anthem Protests Mean?

Posted by Monica Brady-Myerov on October 26, 2017

Today’s News, Tomorrow’s History is an ongoing series with Listenwise. This series connects Facing History’s themes with today’s current events using public radio to guide and facilitate discussions around the social issues of our time. We will take a look at protests against racial injustice and the reaction from many points of view.

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Topics: Today's News Tomorrow's History, current events, Listenwise

Today’s News, Tomorrow’s History: Should Non-citizens Be Allowed to Vote in Local Elections?

Posted by Monica Brady-Myerov on September 28, 2017

Today’s News, Tomorrow’s History is an ongoing series with Listenwise. This series connects Facing History’s themes with today’s current events using public radio to guide and facilitate discussions around the social issues of our time. We will take a look at voting requirements in local elections and the proposal in Maryland to allow non-citizens to vote.

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Today’s News, Tomorrow’s History: Refugee Children Found a Home in Dallas

Posted by Monica Brady-Myerov on August 31, 2017

Today’s News, Tomorrow’s History is an ongoing series with Listenwise. This series connects Facing History’s themes with today’s current events using public radio to guide and facilitate discussions around the social issues of our time. We will take a look at a family in Dallas who has opened their home to refugees.

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Topics: Today's News Tomorrow's History, current events, Listenwise

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