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Cultural Diversity in Christmas Traditions Revisited: Teaching the History of Christmas

December 16, 2019 David Childs 12

David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University Introduction Christmas traditions have very diverse origins from a collection of different cultures that have evolved over centuries. To pay […]

Effective Ways of Teaching about Impeachment in Middle and High School Classrooms

December 9, 2019 David Childs 5

Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University For this week’s article we will continue with the topic of impeachment. We decided to continue the discussion, as […]

The Impeachment Process Explained

December 1, 2019 David Childs 13

Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky UniversityIntroductionHow does impeachment work? Can congress just simply remove a president from office when they suspect them of wrongdoing? It […]

The Great Thanksgiving Listen By Storycorps

November 24, 2019 David Childs 3

This week in honor of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday we would like to encourage folks to check out the The Great Thanksgiving Listen project by […]

Lessons on the History of Thanksgiving and Native American Culture

November 18, 2019 David Childs 12

Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University One of the most important ideals in a democratic society is to give voice to people from every sector […]

Does My Vote Count? The Importance of Voting in Off-Year Elections

November 4, 2019 David Childs 60

Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University IntroductionWhat is an off-year election? An off-year election is a general election that is held when neither a presidential […]

Part Five (Women’s Rights) – Can we Talk About this in Class: Unpacking Some Complexities of the Me Too Movement

October 22, 2019 David Childs 33

Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University IntroductionAn appropriate way to end this series of articles on women’s rights is to also pay homage to the […]

Part Four (Women’s Rights) – Bringing Awareness to Violence Against Native American Women

October 14, 2019 David Childs 8

Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University IntroductionIn our fourth installation of the celebration of women’s rights (In commemoration of the passages of the 19th amendment) […]

Part Three (Women’s Rights)- The Womanist Tradition and Domestic Workers in the Early Twentieth Century US

October 7, 2019 David Childs 16

Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University In this article we will continue our series on women’s rights, honoring the 100th Anniversary of the passing of […]

Part Two (Women’s Rights)- Intersectionality, Race and Gender: Understanding how Race and Socioeconomics affect Women’s Life Experiences

September 25, 2019 David Childs 24

By Dr. David Childs, Ph.D.Northern Kentucky University This is the second article in our series on women’s rights, commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the passing […]

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