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A Unified Field Theory for Social Studies
History or social science? Let's teach both.
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June 2026
Forget ‘Autonomy.’ Teachers Need Respect.
If medicine worked like education, would you go to the doctor...?
Jun 17
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April 2026
How to Tell a Story Back
Learning about the human world starts with an answer to Question One: What happened? Until you've taught your students how to answer that question…
Apr 3
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March 2026
Why We're Neo-Traditionalists
This one is from both of us.
Mar 25
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From Story to Judgment, A Teacher’s Version
This post is by Blake Waller, a middle school teacher in Center, TX. Blake did the first round of beta testing for our US History curriculum and gave us…
Mar 6
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February 2026
Why “Story First”?
The Four Question Method always starts with storytelling. Here's why...
Feb 23
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Why We Only Have Four Lesson Types
What do you want your students to think about, content or procedures? Jon explains why content should win every time.
Feb 9
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From Planning to Preparing: A 4QM Testimony
This post comes to us from Tyler Schumacher, a fifth grade teacher in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Feb 2
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January 2026
Dear District Leaders: Take Responsibility for What Your Students Learn
Districts that don't provide secondary teachers with a complete curriculum don't know what their students are learning.
Jan 22
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Facts or Skills?
Jon Bassett wrote this post a few years ago on our 4QM blog. It's still relevant and deserves a wider audience among history teachers.
Jan 14
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Dear Teachers: Don’t Write Curriculum. Demand It.
I was 39 when I started teaching high school social studies.
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