Every student is capable of deep thinking. History just gives them deep content to think about. #HistoryMatters

Also what is or is not included in the textbook and why.. Context matters, #historymatters #teachtruth

Trump conflating a competency test with an IQ test. Also, worth pointing out that Trump is always most obsessed with IQ when he's talking about women of color x.com/atrupar/status…

"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." -FDR, 1937

During WWII, Superman became a symbol of American patriotism and hope. Though he didn’t fight in the war in the comic, he battled spies, saboteurs, and Nazi stand-ins, promoting the values of truth, justice, and the "American way." He also promoted War Bonds. #WeRememberThem

The best time to prevent Medicaid cuts was before you voted for them, Josh.

Hedy Lamarr, a 1940s Hollywood star, co-developed a frequency-hopping radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes, laying the groundwork for today’s Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technologies.

C. S. Lewis, once again correct & on point

#OTD in #history 1790, the Residence Act made #Philadelphia the temporary #USA capital, & in 10 years, land near the Potomac—what became #WashingtonDC —the permanent capital. Planning soon began for #Congress’ home on Capitol Hill, described as “a pedestal waiting for a monument”

"It is so important for kids who play this game or don't to understand that there is so much to offer, and everybody is so nice and unique in their own way." PCA had an inspiring message for the next generation💙

#sschat CherylAnne Amendola 🍎 How Women in New Jersey Gained—and Lost—the Right to Vote More Than a Century Before the 19th Amendment Granted Suffrage Nationwide - smithsonianmag.com/history/how-wo… @smithsonianmag

Or we could use that money to do something actually useful like feed hungry children. 🤷‍♀️

On July 19, 1848, nearly 300 people attended the Seneca Falls Convention in New York to demand equal rights for women. Over the next 70 years, the fight for women’s rights continued, finally achieving the ratification of the 19th Amendment on August 18, 1920.

A milestone in human history, #OTD in 1969, the crew of Apollo 11 landed on the Moon. In 2019, the Washington Monument served as the backdrop for “Apollo 50: Go for the Moon,” featuring a full-scale projection of the 363-ft tall Saturn V rocket on its stone walls. Did you see it?

Thanks to the elementary teachers and k-5 admin that make social studies matter both in allotment of time and making sure #historymatters to make learning stick, voices heard, and build communities

There are many sides to any policy discussion, but these decisions just seem like pure evil and broken promises.

Every American historian uses this image to teach students about 'manifest destiny' and ethnic cleansing, but I would guess that most of us didn't imagine that the US government would unironically reclaim it in the twenty-first century

Bring U.S. legal history to life for middle and high school students with LegalTimelines.org. Explore six interactive, visual timelines filled with primary sources from the Library of Congress and accompanying inquiry-based learning materials.

Shout to the education staffs at museums. I’ve been watching the The Morgan give tours to a group of special needs teenagers with skill and joy. They’re here reinforcing that museums are for everyone and it’s filling my soul with delight.

I can’t remember the last time there wasn’t a drought in Missouri. Now, if only the temperature would cooperate… 🥵🫠#mowx