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Patrick Riccards
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Blogger, Eduflack
Florence
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I only interview business and political leaders.
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By Patrick Riccards| Medium@ Patrick Riccards·Follow5 min read·--If we do a poor job of teaching American history in our public schools, will anyone really notice? Will anyone really care? Five years ago, I conducted a national survey of high school students, seeking their opinions on American history education. No surprise, the average student had no real interest in learning or retaining American history. Student after student noted that they found history class to be both boring and irrelevant.
By Patrick Riccards| Medium@ Patrick Riccards·Follow5 min read·--SOURCE: PBSYeah, yeah, yeah. We all know that the President of the United States rarely uses the bully pulpit to focus on education issues. For every year that George W. Bush sought to ensure No Child (was) Left Behind or Barack Obama looked for a Race to the Top, we’ve heard far more addresses where education is a passing mention at best.
By Patrick Riccards| Forbes Verified Patrick Riccards is CEO of the Driving Force Institute, a nonprofit focused on transforming the teaching and learning of American History. Spend enough time in the not-for-profit space and you’ll experience it: founder’s syndrome. Whether one is fortunate enough to build a new organization around their passions and interests or is taking over an operation from one who had such fortune, founder’s syndrome is very real ... and potentially problematic.
Company Info
Eduflack
Florence, Italy