August 28, 2016 - In response to Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson's claim that documentaries can replace trained history educators, Amanda Seligman (history department chair, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee) penned an op-ed for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on the importance of true history education. She explains the necessity of teachers who can actively engage students in "[u]nderstanding multiple viewpoints, debating ideas without acrimony, connecting past and present, and collaborative analysis." By adapting to current debates and student needs, instructors "cultivate qualities that students may deploy at work, as parents, as neighbors, and as citizens in our democracy."