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 ...

I hated college history. The textbooks were mostly about dead white men, with the exception of Abigail Adams. The lectures were boring. I didn't see how any of it related to my young life and ...

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 ...