| Why Is U.S. History Still a Mystery to Our Children? |
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| What Should They Know about America's Past? |
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Tuesday, October 1, 2002
3:00 PM
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Tuesday, October 1, 2002
5:00 PM
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Wohlstetter Conference Center, Twelfth Floor, AEI
1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036
Directions to AEI |
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| Recently released scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress test in U.S. history demonstrate that students continue to lack a basic understanding of the important people, places, and ideas of American history. Yet reformers have been advocating the importance of history instruction in our schools and universities for a decade and more. A panel moderated by AEI fellow Lynne V. Cheney discusses why history remains such a mystery to students, what they should learn about our country's past, and what can be done to accelerate reform. |
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| 2:45 p.m. |
Registration |
| 3:00 |
Presenter: |
Wilfred McClay, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga |
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Discussants: |
Jesus Garcia, National Council for the Social Studies |
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Peter Gibbon, Harvard University |
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David Warren Saxe, Pennsylvania State University |
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Moderator: |
Lynne V. Cheney, AEI |
| 5:00 |
Wine and Cheese Reception | |
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More Information
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American Enterprise Institute
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Washington, DC 20036
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E-mail: EIrwin@aei.org
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American Enterprise Institute
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Washington, DC 20036
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E-mail: VRodman@aei.org
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