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Secrecy Encourages Careful Deliberation | Teaching American History
Americans in our day think “transparency” in government essential to its efficient and wholesome operation. The delegates to the Constitutional Convention did not entirely agree. They understood that secrecy encourages careful deliberation and compromise in the political arena.
Applications Open Soon for Spring Multi Day Seminars | Teaching American History
Applications open soon for our Spring 2025 Multi Day Seminars! We are hosting seminars on a variety of topics in American history and politics. The application will be open September 9-29, 2024. Some of our topics include:
Introducing our Fall 2024 Webinar Series, American Political Rhetoric | Teaching American History
Staff and faculty members at Teaching American History have heard from our teacher partners that they want nonpartisan election resources that elevate classroom discourse beyond political bickering and horse race coverage.
Joshua Dunn, Teachers Discuss Judiciary’s Involvement in Education | Teaching American History
Joshua Dunn taught “From Schoolhouse to Courthouse” in the 2024 residential MAHG program, leading teachers in lively but respectful discussion of the judiciary’s involvement in education policy and practice.
Teaching American History’s Narrative Histories | Teaching American History
Teaching American History emphasizes the use of primary documents. Why, then, is Teaching American History publishing a series of narrative histories? In case you didn’t know about the narrative histories, let me describe them, before I explain them. There will be six:
Professional Development or Summer Camp for Teachers? MAHG is both! | Teaching American History
Join us this summer for the best professional development TAH offers! We still have room in some graduate classes—both online and on campus. Our summer experience on campus can’t be beat. With each class lasting one week and with teachers coming from all over the country, it’s a bit like a summer camp for social studies teachers!
Passage of the 1924 Immigration Act | Teaching American History
On May 26, 1924, President Calvin Coolidge signed the Johnson-Reed Act, the first federal law in American history designed to establish permanent, comprehensive restrictions on immigration. It came at the end of a long, contentious process that debated the nature of American citizenship and identity along with the perceived merits and hazards of mass immigration. The law is rightly regarded as one of the triumphs of American nativism and a pivotal moment in the history of U.S. immigration policy.