In March 2017, a news story about school maps caught the attention of three cartographers . Boston public schools had announced they would be using the Gall-Peters equal-area projection . This would show the size of each continent in relation to the others. The media presented the change as a way to correct the world […] … learn more→
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How did a school controversy about world maps end up at the United Nations?
How school geography constructs a territorial narrative
Although geography is often seen by middle and high school students as an ancillary subject to history, it is just as much a part of their civic education and is also marked by ideological discourses. The “national novel” constructed by school history is the subject of lively debates that contrast with the deafening silence surrounding geography programs. […] … learn more→
