Questioning history 16 essential questions that will deepen your understanding of the past
Since the days of the Ancient Greeks, history has been perceived as the academic study of the past. Unfortunately, it has generally been taught as a litany of rigid, boring facts intended to be accepted rather than questioned. This has been reinforced for decades by weighty textbooks that overwhelm...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Wilmington, Delaware :
Vernon Press
2016.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Vernon series in education. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b35643638*spi |
| Sumario: | Since the days of the Ancient Greeks, history has been perceived as the academic study of the past. Unfortunately, it has generally been taught as a litany of rigid, boring facts intended to be accepted rather than questioned. This has been reinforced for decades by weighty textbooks that overwhelm the reader with mind-numbing details presented in a chronological sequence. The end result is that students see little relevance of what they learn in history class to the real world, and many simply struggle to stay awake. Compared to other subjects taught at the secondary level, history is frequen. |
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| Descripción Física: | 290 p. : il |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9781622731190 |
