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Lesson: Berlin Wall

A recent historical analysis of the Berlin Wall that is being presented to students across America suggests that tearing it down harmed East Berliners because it “disrupted their way of life.” This interpretation of history is misleading for students who are just learning about the Berlin Wall including the consequences it

Conservative Establishment Organizations Have Failed America

Most can agree that America’s future rests in the hands of the generations who will eventually be leading it. Unfortunately, a recent Gallup poll suggests that America’s future looks pretty bleak as the majority of the youngest generation of voters polled has little pride in their country. There are some

What if China Owned Your Private School? They Might Already

For school choice to have the greatest possible impact, we must begin to build the infrastructure to support it now. An alarming trend has been highlighted by Congressman Mike Waltz that has raised additional concerns impacting school choice: China is buying private K-12 schools and colleges across the country. In

Democratic Socialist Party Urges Members to Become Teachers

The Democratic Socialist Party published an article in August of 2018 urging its members to become teachers. While many of their members are already teachers, with over 3,000 openly admitting to being members of the Facebook group,“Democratic Socialist Teachers,” they state that having socialists as educators is a sure way

Lesson: The Great Leap Forward (China: 1958-1962)

*The text used for the lesson contains extremely graphic details that may not be appropriate for certain ages. Use your best judgment on whether to use this text with your students.The history of the Great Leap Forward has been wrongfully minimized by scholars and historians who have failed to uncover

Lesson: Fidel Castro and Che Guevara

The false depictions that romanticize Fidel Castro and Che Guevara as heroes are dangerous to our youth who have no way of knowing the extent of their cruelty if not covered by teachers. As Hollywood and some scholars have embraced Cuba’s propaganda as truth and are spreading its falsities, the

Radical Marxist Angela Davis is Teaching Your Children

For most freedom loving Americans the name Angela Davis does not mean anything, but it should. Many highly influential educational organizations that are present in classrooms across the country describe her as an iconic and legendary freedom fighter, civil rights activist, advocate for racial and social justice, intellectual, and scholar.

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Lesson: Stalin’s Genocides

Most historians and history teachers agree that preserving history is of the utmost importance; as history gets lost to time, so do its lessons. The choice to nearly omit the horrific atrocities of Joseph Stalin from many curriculums is a dangerous one. Erasing Stalin’s deadly acts from history and keeping