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There's been a push in certain circles for "patriotic curriculum" that discourages kids from looking at American history through a critical lens. Educators should be pushing back on that. Hard.

In a recent review of The Next President, someone objected to the page that discusses America's first presidents because it includes the fact that most of them enslaved people. I'd

As election season heats up, it's important not to leave kids out of the conversation. They're curious - and they are the voters of tomorrow. Here are some tips for

So I'm sharing a series of history quizzes leading up to the launch of my new series HISTORY SMASHERS next week. Yesterday I asked you to finish this sentence:In July

Hey, friends... If you're in the habit of ordering books from the big online giant, now is a GREAT time to form a new habit and make friends with your

For book-lovers on #BlackFriday... I thought it might be fun to start a thread about unique book-gift pairings. When our kids were young, they got bug nets w/ insect field