PAST PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHING ABOUT THE VIETNAM WAR: IMPLICATIONS FOR TEACHING ABOUT IRAQ.

TEACHING methods; HISTORY teachers; VIETNAM War, 1961-1975; IRAQ War, 2003-2011; CURRICULUM; CURRENT events education; STUDY & teaching of modern history; EDUCATION

During the Vietnam War, and the years following the conflict, history teachers were often hesitant to examine the war in the classroom for a variety of reasons. This article explores some of the factors that prohibited the effective teaching of the Vietnam War. Implications regarding how these inhibiting factors might affect teaching about the present conflict in Iraq will then be discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]