Saving on taxes
Lesson Goal Teach students how adults use different accounts to save money on taxes, invest earlier, and build long-term wealth. Show them the principles they can apply now. 1. Taxes Are a Real Cost 8th grade analogy: If you had to give away 25% of all the candy you earn at Halloween, but there were […]
Millionaire Next Door
Lesson Plan: The Millionaire Next Door — The Real Principles of Building Wealth Objective Students will understand the core habits and principles that differentiate “everyday millionaires” from high-spending, high-debt consumers, and apply these principles to personal financial goals. 1. Hook (5 minutes) Prompt/Discussion Question: Then show two images: 2. Mini Lesson / Key Takeaways (10 […]
Hamilton
The Ambitious Founder Alexander Hamilton’s life reads like a story of relentless determination.Born in poverty in the Caribbean, he arrived in the American colonies as a teenager with little more than talent and courage. During the Revolutionary War, he became George Washington’s trusted aide, helping write letters, battle plans, and speeches that shaped the army’s […]
Financial Education
Part of getting on solid financial footing is having a good offense and defense. We will start with the defense. Spotting Predatory Pitfalls: MLMs and Payday Loans Financial “opportunities” that promise quick cash or flexible side-income often carry hidden, long-term costs. Two of the most common traps are multi-level marketing schemes (MLMs) and payday loans. […]
Venn Diagram of Nazis and Confederates
Recognizing both the parallels and distinctions between Nazis and Confederates helps students sharpen historical thinking skills: it pushes them to compare ideologies, social conditions, and power structures rather than treat each movement as an isolated “bad episode.” By examining where these regimes overlap, white-supremacist beliefs, propaganda, violent repression, and where they diverge, time period, economic […]
Thoughts on propaganda and partisanship with ChatGPT
Thoughts on propaganda and partisanship with ChatGPTPosted by history-education.org March 19, 2025Posted in UncategorizedTags: donald-trump, history, news, politics, trump I was reflecting on the idea of propaganda and started talking to ChatGPT about it. This post covers the concept of history and background knowledge being an antidote to falling for propaganda. Perhaps you will think ChatGPT is […]
Causes of Civil War
Posted by history-education.orgMarch 21, 2025 Posted in UncategorizedTags:abraham-lincoln, american-history, civil-war, history, slavery, Causes of Civil War Understanding the Causes of the American Civil War The American Civil War, which took place from 1861 to 1865, was a pivotal event in United States history. Several key factors led to this conflict: 1. Slavery The primary cause of the Civil War was […]
The Civil War: What It Was Really About
Posted by history-education.orgApril 2, 2025 Posted in UncategorizedTags:abraham-lincoln, civil-war, history, politics, slaveryEditThe Civil War: What It Was Really About The Civil War was one of the most important—and painful—moments in American history. Fought from 1861 to 1865, it was a war between the North (the Union) and the South (the Confederacy). It was a war over the future of the United States—and whether […]
Too Young to Fight, But Sent to War: Boys in the Civil War
Posted by history-education.orgApril 3, 2025Posted inUncategorizedTags:civil-war, history, military, travel, warEditToo Young to Fight, But Sent to War: Boys in the Civil War When we think about soldiers in the Civil War, we often imagine grown men marching into battle. But the truth is, many soldiers were just boys—some as young as 12 or 13 years old. Thousands of teenagers, and even […]
Struggle for equality in the north
What African Americans Faced During Reconstruction and Beyond When we learn about racism in U.S. history, we often focus on the South. But racism was also a big problem in the North, especially during and after the time of Reconstruction (1865–1877). African Americans who moved north after the Civil War hoped for a better life […]