Hard truths: Russia’s invasion and our own strong-arm history
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forces the U.S. to acknowledge and evolve from its own international bullying history.
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Author: Kent Mick
How a teacher feels about censorship in public schools
What would Mr. Smith think of the censorship happening in public schools today? Grinnell High School history teacher Kent Mick asks.
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Iowa is caught in the middle: middle America, middle-class, middle income, right in the middle of the country. The town where I teach, Grinnell, is in the middle of Iowa. And now, teachers like me are in the middle of a cultural...
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With courage and care: history and Eisenhower tell us how to handle January 6
For a cue on how to handle January 6 in classrooms and beyond, history teacher Kent Mick recalls Eisenhower’s stance to support desegregation in 1957.
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“I Can’t Imagine” — But I Must Try
By KENT MICK I can’t imagine how exhausted people of color are when it comes to America. I can’t...
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