The reason our children aren’t prolific in history is because the teachers aren’t delivering it in an exciting venue (“Students’ `abysmal’ U.S. history scores alarm educators,” News ...

I always wonder why that is the case. I think it might be because of a misconception, often exacerbated by movies, that history must be boring because it’s filled with dates, people and places which ...

A renowned historian diagnoses the problem and offers a solution: "No wonder students assume that history is fixed and final, and that their job is to memorize it,' ...

If you’re looking for a fun way to get your kid a little more interested in Maryland history, add “Calvert the Raven in The Battle of Baltimore” to your home library. The story, by Jonathon ...

AUSTRALIAN history is misconceived as "boring and dry" because it is often taught poorly, WA historians claim.

A University of Georgia professor says it's wrong to assess people's historical knowledge based on their ability to state the exact date of the constitution’s writing or the number of amendments.

History’s ‘More Than Boring, Old Facts’ Rocky Run seventh-graders “visit” the Westward Movement. Teacher Maggie Brown addresses Rocky Run seventh-graders as Nebraska homesteader Prairie ...

CHRIS Rice pulled no punches. ''Australian history is boring and dull and largely irrelevant to the trajectory of the future of the world,'' he posted on The Age's website this week. Australians ...