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"Why Won't You Just Tell Us the Answer?": Teaching Historical Thinking in Grades 7-12 by Bruce A. Lesh, Edward L. Ayers (Foreword) Paperback, 230 Pages, Published 2011 ISBN-10: 1-57110-812-2 / 1571108122 ISBN-13: 978-1-57110-812-8 / 9781571108128 Every major measure of students' historical understanding since 1917 has demonstrated that students do not retain, understand, or enjoy their school experiences with history. Bruce Lesh believes that this is due to the way we teach history -- lecture and memorization. Over the last fifteen years, Br |