Tag: history
Educating Students about the Lived Experience in Canada
Schools across Canada have recognized National Day of Truth and Reconciliation for two years to incorporate the legacy of residential schools into the classroom....
The Doughboy Foundation’s Engaging Digital Resources for Teaching World War I
The Doughboy Foundation, a non-profit organization devoted to World War I education, offers a comprehensive suite of high-quality WWI Teaching Resources that aim to...
Sanskrit Code Cracked by PhD Student
A 2500 year old grammatical problem has finally been solved by PhD student Rishi Rajpopat at the University of Cambridge. A grammatical rule by...
America’s Bilingual Roots
Dominika Baran reminds us of the history and value of America’s multilingual past
Every September, or August in some cases, teachers welcome into their classrooms...
Cartoons and Comic Strips Shape Our Language
Richard Lederer is inspired by his hometown festival dedicated to cartoon characters from comic strips and comic books
San Diego Comic -Con is the largest...
The Rise of Women through the Birth of Languages
Jenna Lau reveals the secrets of Nushu, a language emblematic of Chinese female empowerment and sisterhood.
History is rife with accounts of gender inequality and discrimination,...
UCLA to Create Center for Greek Culture
A $5 million grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation will enable UCLA to create a center for the study of Hellenic culture, which will...
‘The Single Greatest Educational Effort in Human History’
Judy Heflin charts the success of Mao’s Chinese literacy program
Although China boasts a history of over 5,000 years, the modern nation-state we know today...
November 19 in History
Richard Lederer gives us a sesquicentennial look back at the Gettysburg Address
“Abraham Lincoln wrote the Gettysburg Address while traveling from Washington to Gettysburg on...
