Teachers and students seem to have preconceptions about what constitutes the Armenian identity, and many perceive nationalism as a shield...

Most dialogue participants agree that nationalism should be discussed in schools. However, their underlying motivation focuses less on...

“[Nationalism] is an important manifestation for the improvement of the nation,” says Nerses, a teacher from Tavush region, who believes...

Among teachers, liberal values are often juxtaposed to national ones as incompatible. “I accept liberalism to the extent that it...

Teachers participating in the dialogue seem to have ambiguous perceptions of democracy and liberal values. When asked how they understand...

How are conflicts taught, dealt with, and solved? Are different conflicts unique and require separate solutions, or are there overarching...

The diversity of how teachers understand conflict leads to multiple questions about how that translates into the classroom on a personal...

Lia, a teacher from  Kotayk Province, says, “If I think that something belongs or should belong to me, I might not be willing to...

The idea of patriotism plays a two-fold role in the classroom, based on what the teachers said: it is something they believe they should...

“History is inherently biased. The sources from which we take history already have a biased approach, which doesn’t allow us to...

Susanna (teacher) believes one way to captivate young minds is by ‘teleporting’ them through time. “For example, when we talk about the...

“When I introduce myself to students saying that I’m going to teach history, their first reaction is that they’re going to memorize...

“Maybe there has been an element of faith [in conflicts], but religion was not a primary or secondary reason — it was more a security...

“Yet when I think about it, Georgia is the one neighboring country we know least about,” says Margarita, also noting that while thinking...

"You can choose your friends, but not your neighbors." It appears that many agree with this sentiment: Armenia can’t live in isolation...

To gain some multiperspectivity, some teachers encourage students to learn from the stories of their family members. Anush, for instance,...

Zaruhi, a teacher from Tavush, looks back at her school years with pity, recalling how Armenian History took a back seat to the...

Perceptions of Armenia’s Soviet past vary from generation to generation, from person to person. While people may long for certain aspects...

A black and white television; that’s how Anush, a history teacher from Tavush, pictures the Soviet Union. A complex period in Armenia’s...

On March 8, Paradigma had the honor to present its History#5 gender history toolkit (co-produced with UNICEF) at the first session of the...