Matthew Yglesias

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

It seems to me that a lot of Twitter Takes are being driven by the assumption that students' worldviews are deeply shaped by the content of K-12 history classes, which I think is pretty patently absurd. Too many teachers' pets and A students on here. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 14, 2021 Hibernated

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

This is, I guess, an unpopular twitter take but: — I, personally, love to read books about history and do so frequently. — If someone does not love to learn about history, I think that's fine. — What's very important is that kids learn to read. — PolitiTweet.org

@mattyglesias @Alesis_Turner History schmistory, then, I gather.

Posted Oct. 14, 2021 Hibernated

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

This is not to say that schools shouldn't teach history. You can't teach reading and writing without giving kids stuff to read and questions to write about. And that should be a mix of fiction and non-fiction because kids' interests vary and you want them to be engaged. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 14, 2021 Hibernated