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New York Times Impacts the Classroom

As a history teacher, I have found the emphasis of history books and materials to center around important past events and significant people who contributed to those events. While I believe that it is definitely necessary for the students to learn about the world they live in, the cultures that enrich it, and the times that have shaped it, I remember with great appreciation the history teacher of my high school days who began each history class with a synopsis of contemporary events. Of course, this was in the days of backwoods Alaska where she glued her ear to the static-ridden airwaves of a radio to jot down notes of the outside world.

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