The Challenge of Rethinking History Education: On Practices, Theories, and Policy - Paperbackby Bruce A. Vansledright (Author) Every few years in the United States, history teachers go through what some believe is an embarrassing national ritual. A representative group of students sit down to take a standardized U. S. history test, and the results show varied success. Sizable percentages of students score at or below a "basic" understanding of the country's history. Pundits seize on these results to argue that not only are students woefully