The University of Chicago Magazine profiled WSPWH editors Amy and Leon Kass in its March/April issue. In the article, the Kasses describe their long teaching career at Chicago, their turn to civic education, and their ultimate embrace of digital learning. A snippet:
Now countless students can explore the big questions with the Kasses’ help without having to come to Chicago or even go to college. The Kasses launched a website last … Read more »
Eric Liu, whose article in the journal Democracy, “Sworn-Again Americans,” is worth reading, has a new project as part of his work with the Guiding Lights Network: Sworn-Again America. The new project seeks to “revitalize citizenship, [… to] reconsider what it means to be an American” and encourages Americans to “[r]elearn our shared history. Reimagine what we can do to make an unum out of the pluribus, … Read more »
Distinguished scholar-teachers Amy and Leon Kass demonstrate how short stories, speeches, and songs can be used to enhance civic education and how a pedagogical approach that stresses learning through inquiry can make primary sources come alive for students of all ages.
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“What a wonderful collection of American songs, speeches, and stories. It should be valuable for teachers, students, parents, and readers of all kinds.”
— Diane Ravitch