Sentence examples for historical literacy from inspiring English sources

Historical literacy has never been for everyone.

There was real learning, historical literacy and respect for parliament beneath the mischief and the jokes.

What we should promote, as we refight the battles of the 20th century, is historical literacy.

French directors have often worked with historical counselors; it is a practice that would improve the historical literacy of American audiences.

But an album like his shows that waiting until one is ready is to be encouraged: "Genius Envy" (Omni Tone) bears the imprint of patience and maturity as well as historical literacy.

Given our sad level of historical literacy (what did you say World War II was about?), many Americans may regard D-Day as the day to dash off to see the first destruction-laden blockbuster of summer.

It should move leaders in education to rethink the way we look at college admission and rethink the way we present the things we say we value: civic engagement, historical knowledge, mathematical literacy, honoring the arts, access to science.

It already focuses on tours, arts and crafts, literacy and historical preservation programs for public-school students.

Such efforts are reminiscent of racial voter suppression, from historical poll taxes and literacy tests to contemporary disparities in poll location availability and wait times to vote.

For this reason, the studio will encourage literacy with historical precedents not as a matter of erudition, but as a way to engage with the very meaning of our discipline and its historical significance in the face of fundamental human problems such as the need for housing.

Ana Mariella Bacigalupo, Professor of Anthropology at SUNY Buffalo, on "The Potency of Indigenous 'Bibles' and Biographies: Mapuche Shamanic Literacy and Historical Consciousness". The paper, and all details, are available at this link.