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Michigan teachers weaving lessons on Jan. 6 uprising into history classes
Michigan high school teachers use inquiry-based lessons to link Jan. 6 insurrection with historical precedents to foster informed civic engagement among students.
- Months ago, Michigan history teachers began integrating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection into advanced placement history classes, linking it to the American Revolution, the Constitution and the 1800 election.
- State standards require social studies to cover pre-Columbian history to the present, which challenges teaching events like the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, and Michigan state standards allow flexibility, Nick Orlowski said.
- Vriesman shows a PBS documentary and assigns reflections, while providing free inquiry-based lesson materials through Empowering Histories to support junior and senior students.
- Political pressures have prompted teachers to modify lessons as 20 states recently passed laws restricting classroom discussions, leaving teachers unsupported and students unequipped to analyze evidence, Matt Vriesman said.
- Linking Jan. 6 to lessons on the American Revolution and the 1800 presidential election helps students grasp why peaceful transfer of power matters, supporting civic education goals.
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Michigan teachers weaving lessons on Jan. 6 uprising into history classes
Ask any history teacher in Michigan how their lessons could be better and they will tell you that they need to incorporate more current events into the curriculum, East Kentwood High School history teacher Matt Vreisman insists.
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