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As the school year starts, every teacher should coach students to speak well. Read our post (linked below) on one of the most misused terms among our students: LIKE, I MEAN, YOU KNOW. RIGHT?

https://t.co/Ex1ZIE6wZH

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#OTD the United States launched the world's first nuclear powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, at Groton, Connecticut.

Join us in celebrating this great, American innovation!

#history250 #navalhistory #ussnautilus #submarine

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#OTD Aviation pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright achieved the world's first successful powered, controlled, and sustained flight on “the Wright Flyer,” at the dunes of Kitty Hawk, NC.

Join us in celebrating these American aviation pioneers!

#AviationHistory #WrightBrothersDay

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NEW: Episode 31 of the HISTORY250 series is now live!

In the aftermath of the Louisiana Purchase, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark explore America’s vast new lands: https://t.co/rVAeun37DK

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NEW: Episode 30 of the HISTORY250 series is now live!

In 1803, the United States purchased from France the vast territory of Louisiana—and for a modest sum. Hear the story here: https://t.co/rcOKH8cjtf

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Do you want the teachers at your school to excel in their craft?

Institute teacher mentoring: https://t.co/7sv5JzJrfh

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A double feature recommendation—

Sturges made a handful of American movie classics. Here are two of them: https://t.co/m6jj8yyp4x

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An academy should want to be as excellent as possible in delivering its mission.

The key to this is excellent teaching is mentoring: https://t.co/7sv5JzJrfh

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Looking for some movie recommendations?

Here's a double feature suggestion: https://t.co/m6jj8yxReZ

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NEW: A new HISTORY250® special is now live!

In honor of the recent 62nd anniversary of the March on Washington, we revisit Martin Luther King, Jr.'s iconic words at the event: https://t.co/m8SV5eAbA2

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Is seminar participation what it should be? By what standards should you measure each student’s contribution? How can you best evaluate your seminar students?

Some useful answers to those questions seminar leaders ask: https://t.co/oAOr1ow1dE

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An open letter to teachers as they head into the new school year: https://t.co/Y9wFqlnUWe

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It’s a brand-new academic year.

If you are a seminar leader, now is a good time to sharpen your gameplan for how to lead well:
https://t.co/gAQKGJk6hw

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NEW: The latest episode of the HISTORY250 series is now live!

Watch episode 29 for the story of "The Revolution of 1800": https://t.co/ikrST3Dn2B

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How do you discern which student arguments to entertain as plausible and which to dismiss as misleading?

Some tips: https://t.co/73oM9xqQIE

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It’s a brand-new academic year. If you are a seminar leader, now is a good time to sharpen your gameplan for how to lead well.

To help you, we have devised a Seminar Leader’s Start Chart: https://t.co/gAQKGJk6hw

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Some texts or passages do admit of varying interpretations.

This post provides some rules of thumb for judging the plausibility of a student’s interpretation: https://t.co/73oM9xqQIE

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SALE: Our back-to-school discount is still running, now through the end of the month!

Use the discount code BACK2SCHOOL for 15% off any purchases in our shop: https://t.co/qgIdVvs0dI

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It is all too common that contemporary Americans think cynically of American freedom given that our history is marked by glaring assaults on the freedom of some Americans.

How should we think of American freedom?

https://t.co/MdS1zTe9oI

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Here's a better alternative to giving young students a simplified version of Homer's Odyssey: https://t.co/bBgz4JAXXf