Teaching History

The history curriculum is a battleground that tells us more about who we are in the present than who we were in the past. Sorting through the hue and cry to discern legitimate differences can be a challenge. In this new book, Jonathon Dallimore offers an indispensable roadmap for navigating a field too often driven by partisanship and emotion instead of reasoned argument. This volume will be invaluable for young teachers just starting out. But it will be equally beneficial for veterans seeking to be reinvigorated by a fresh overview of the curricular landscape. It merits a place on every history teacher’s bookshelf.

Professor Sam Wineburg (Margaret Jacks Professor of Education Emeritus, Stanford University)

Practical, authoritative and engaging are the words that instantly spring to mind reading this book! Dallimore has written a generous and insightful guide to the challenges and opportunities of history teaching.

Professor Anna Clark (University of Technology, Sydney)

As an active head teacher working with early career history teachers, this book is incredibly helpful. Dallimore has provided a blend of current research with realistic quandaries to give both new teachers and their mentors the opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations. More importantly, this book is a reminder for all history teachers about why we chose this profession. An engaging, enjoyable and thought-provoking read from an author who genuinely understands the joy of teaching history.

Martin Douglas (Secondary Head of History)

Jonathon Dallimore is the Executive Officer (Professional Services) for the History Teachers’ Association of New South Wales and a lecturer in History Methods at the University of New South Wales and the University of Wollongong. He has extensive experience teaching in NSW secondary schools and working with teachers in Australia. Jonathon has authored or contributed to eleven books on history and history education and holds an MA in History from UNSW Canberra, in which he researched the intersection of military service and educational developments in Australia.