Jonathan Zimmerman

A recent poll found that a majority of white Americans believe that white people are discriminated against. One scholar argues that their feelings shouldn't be dismissed. 

Teaching sex education to kids in school has never exactly been smooth sailing. Author Jonathan Zimmerman traces the history of the controversial subject.

When asked to reflect on key moments in U.S. history, how often do we reach for events from our youth? Rarely do we thumb through the fresh pages of recent history, some of which are ...

Jonathan Zimmerman, professor and department chair of History and Education at NYU, takes your calls on whether and how to teach controversial aspects of history to students.

Two conversations this week on the sensitivity of certain subjects in the classroom produced lots of reaction from listeners. A ban on ethnic studies in Tuscon Arizona, and a resistance to teaching Climate Change as an accepted body of knowledge in certain school districts around the country raises a broader question. Are there pieces of history and science that are simply too hot to handle in a classroom where active debate may get away from the truth and consensus on what to teach may be hard to find?