The US is a Representative Democracy: A Lesson on Systems of Government
Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University The upcoming presidential election of 2020 is a very important election, as it will determine the kind of country […]
Articles by David Childs
Our Children Need Multicultural Literature in Their Lives: Books to Check Out While In Quarantine
Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their […]
Learning from History: Pandemics are Nothing New in Native Communities
By Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University IntroductionRecently the federal government has revoked the reservation status for the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe’s land. “The federal Bureau […]
Learning from Video Games While Homeschooling During the Coronavirus Pandemic
By Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University IntroductionIn many households young people all over the United States have suddenly been introduced to homeschooling due to […]
Predictions about COVID19 from Dystopian Fiction Literature and Films: Useful Resources to Check Out While Stuck in the House
Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University An Educated and Informed Citizenry is One of the Hallmarks of a Successful DemocracyAn important component of a successful […]
The Coronavirus in Light of Other Pandemics in History: Also Lesson Plans and Resources for Further Research
By Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University IntroductionThe topic that is on the world’s mind in mid-March 2020 in nearly every country in the world […]
Identifying Unreliable News Sources
Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University “Researchers at Princeton and New York University found that Facebook users 65 and over posted seven times as many […]
Black History Series- A Lesson about “The Father of the Underground Railroad” William Still
Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University While the grand little army of abolitionists was waging its untiring warfare for freedom, prior to the rebellion, no […]
African American History is American History- Creative Resources for Teaching African American History
Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University One of the core values of our democratic society in the United States is the celebration of diversity and […]
Caucuses and Primaries
IntroductionWe have said much in the past about the importance of an informed citizenry in a democracy. In American politics many terms and ideas are […]