Reconsider Everything: The American History Project Reconsider Everything: The American History Project

Florida high school student Will Larkins sits down with an Ohio high school teacher to discuss and learn each other's perspectives on their complicated experiences in today's world of education. For Will, the education restrictions rolling out don't just impact lesson plans - the entire environment in their school from low morale to witnessing teachers struggle has left them and their classmates feeling hopeless for their future, when school is a place that is supposed to do the opposite. Fol...

Will Larkins quickly went viral and became known as a Florida student activist who advocates for LGBTQ rights. If you Google their name, you will see what I'm talking about. But with that experience, Will has started to understand the political and education system much better, which gives them a unique perspective on what it is like to be a student in Florida: the hub of anti LGBTQ and Black education initiatives right now. Will gives a first-hand perspective of what it feels like when your ...

Do you know how Hawaii became a U.S. state? Do you know about the overthrow of its monarchy by United States armed forces? Have you vacationed in Hawaii or plan to in the future? Americans tend to view Hawaii as "America" and travel there, disregarding its history and culture. But knowing the history of America's relationship with Hawaii and its people can change how you view the islands and Native Hawaiians today, who still face health, housing and incarceration issues as a result of coloniz...

So far this season, you've heard how much more multicultural history needs to be included into curriculums, and the fight people in the education system are facing from conservatives to advance their political agendas. It is no coincidence that this fight is coming at a time the education system is seeing changes. But we have just seen what the media has shown us. How has the education system been changing in the last decade? And how are teachers including multicultural history into lessons t...

Have you ever been in an argument or debate with someone and realize you don't actually know everything about the issue you're discussing? Have you ever heard details about a historical event you already know about and learn new information? That's what Mike Khorshidianzadeh helps his students navigate in class and online that everyone can learn from. Everything you know up to this point in your life has formed the knowledge base that allows you to understand the world the way you do, and any...

The push for banning LGBTQ education has been spreading across American states. You may have heard about the "Don't Say Gay" Law in Florida and the book bans that are replicating in various states. But do you know why teaching LGBTQ history in schools is vital? Debra Fowler, co-founder of the nonprofit History UnErased, has been working to create a more accurate reflection of history in K-12 schools across the nation with life-affirming, life-changing, and life-saving LGBTQ US history c...