A year 12 student from Brisbane Grammar School has been named Young Historian of the Year after his essay won the National History Challenge. Isaac Robinson's essay and video titled 'The Collapse of the USSR' was submitted under this year's ...
More »The history wars are still alive and well: draft curriculum for history was hotly contested at education minister’s last meeting for 2021
The draft Australian Curriculums (history) was front and centre at the education minister’s final meeting for 2021, following a speech to the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS), titled ‘Reforming Australia's Schools’, presented last month. In the speech, education minister Alan Tudge ...
More »D-Day was a ‘rapper’: US history teacher winces at Gen Z’s history knowledge
A US history teacher was astounded by his middle-school class’ lack of knowledge surrounding world events and history, with one student stating that D-Day was a rapper and another asking who Hitler was. The teacher, TikTok user @samuelsleeves, shared the ...
More »Looking back to move forward: valuing history in education
The History Council of New South Wales has launched a statement emphasising the value of history and the ways in which it can enhance many aspects of our lives. Delivered by Dr Stephen Gapps at the recent Annual History Lecture ...
More »New Zealand history to be made compulsory in nation’s curriculum
New Zealand history is to be made a mandatory part of the curriculum in all New Zealand schools by 2020. The announcement was made today by the nation’s Prime Minister Jacinta Ardern and Education Minister Chris Hipkins at a ceremony ...
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