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A New Way to Teach Western Civilization

This fall, Hillsdale College and Golden Thread Academic, a humanities imprint of Encounter Books, will release a new Western civilization curriculum for high school teachers.

The Golden Thread Curriculum will serve as a guide for teachers who use “The Golden Thread: A History of the Western Tradition” as textbooks. Written by professors Allen C. Guelzo and James Hankins, this two-volume textbook set details the transformation of Western civilization from the Age of Antiquity to the modern era as a continuous narrative that interweaves longstanding themes and conversations in Western tradition.

“For too long, the study of Western civilization has been sidelined in our schools,” said Dr. Kathleen O’Toole, associate vice president for K-12 education at Hillsdale College. “The Golden Thread Curriculum has been created by some of the best history teachers in America, and with it,........

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