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College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department of History

Why History Teaching?

History Teaching Major Snippets

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Why History Teaching?

Becoming a history teaching major means embracing a career that not only nurtures your passion for the past but also empowers you to shape the future.


You’re guiding students to interpret evidence, understand complex narratives, and make sense of current events in the light of what’s come before.

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Become a History Teacher

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Shape informed citizens

help students think critically about evidence, context, and perspective in a complex world.
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Connect past to present

show how history explains today's events and inspires tomorrow's choices.
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Foster empathy and understanding

bring diverse voices and human stories to life in your classroom.
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Where Do Teaching Majors Work?

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Life Satisfaction Rates

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Did you know...

Teachers in the United States rate their lives better then all other occupation groups trailing only physicians.
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Number shown is the % of people ranking their lives at the top of the Cantril Self-Ranking Scale. From Cantril, H. The pattern of human concerns. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1965.
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