The Own Your History® (OYH) high school or college curriculum has nine …
The Own Your History® (OYH) high school or college curriculum has nine teacher-ready lesson plans for a semester course, with all instruction & primary source documents. They can be tailored to supplement a US history or ethnic studies class. The Los Angeles Unified School District, second largest, posted OYH on their proprietary website.OYH’s major theme:“We all … benefit from inheritances we did not choose and cannot change. Growing up involves deciding which part of the inheritance you want to claim as your own, . . .” Susan Neiman, Einstein Institute. The curriculum focuses on ten major topics in US History since1880. Fact-based, focused on the future. Topics consider sources of American greatness as well as our struggles --and progress--with inequality, xenophobia, poverty, discrimination and injustice based on color [“race”], gender, ethnicity, religion, and LGBTQ+ status. For productive citizens who “own” our history, to advance the American Promise. Inquiry-based with active learning, such as debates, role play, & advocacy.
The United States today is more divided than at any time since …
The United States today is more divided than at any time since the 1860s. The deep divisions in our country are fundamentally about our history. Community building thus must start with our history. Own Your History® (OYH) seeks to initiate grass roots change by helping diverse groups reach across divides to find commonality and understanding, despite continuing differences.We are inheritors of an America shaped by prior generations. “All of us benefit from inheritances we did not choose and cannot change. Growing up involves deciding which part of the inheritance you want to claim as your own, . . ." Susan Neiman, Einstein Forum We are not responsible for what forebears did, constructive or destructive. But we each are responsible for what we do, including perpetuation of selected parts of our national past. We can become a better country by using OYH to develop acceptance of differences and all forms of diversity, which can create a foundation for stronger communities across this country.
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