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[META] American historians who are also parents: how do you address errors and gross oversimplifications presented to your kids as historical fact in school? Do you ever bring it up with teachers? Do you address it with your kids, and if so, how-- without 'undermining' the authority of the teacher?

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There's a passage in Christian scripture typically translated into English as a directive to "visit" someone while in prison. But what would that have entailed in the time period when the passage was written? What would it have been like to "visit" a person in prison in that era?

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On this, the 6th Bday of the sub, I re-ask my unanswered question: I'm in the Roman-occupied territory in and around Jerusalem, around 30 A.D. or thereabouts, and I get tossed in prison by local authorities. What is my actual experience as a prisoner like?

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Were there notable opponents to environmental reforms following the Cuyahoga River fire of 1969, and if so, what arguments did they make publicly?

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Are the specific examples of the horrifying Osage murders being "whitewashed" out of American history lessons?

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The Rolling Stones' hit 1966 song "Mother's Little Helper," about the plight of housewives who go 'running to the shelter' of a little yellow pill-- place this song in a broader context for me.

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Are there historical examples of conspiracy theories that actually died out and stopped being perpetuated?

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Re-asking this question: I'm in the Roman-occupied territory in and around Jerusalem, around 30 A.D., and I get tossed in prison by local authorities. What is my actual experience as a prisoner like?

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Supporting and tracking weight gain in 9yo without creating a body image crisis

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What were conditions like in prisons in Roman-occupied territories in the earliest days of Christianity?

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[META] American historians who are also parents: how do you address errors and gross oversimplifications presented to your kids as historical fact in school? Do you ever bring it up with teachers? Do you address it with your kids, and if so, how-- without 'undermining' the authority of the teacher?	4762	AskHistorians
There's a passage in Christian scripture typically translated into English as a directive to "visit" someone while in prison. But what would that have entailed in the time period when the passage was written? What would it have been like to "visit" a person in prison in that era?	1362	AskHistorians
On this, the 6th Bday of the sub, I re-ask my unanswered question: I'm in the Roman-occupied territory in and around Jerusalem, around 30 A.D. or thereabouts, and I get tossed in prison by local authorities. What is my actual experience as a prisoner like?	584	AskHistorians
Were there notable opponents to environmental reforms following the Cuyahoga River fire of 1969, and if so, what arguments did they make publicly?	26	AskHistorians
Are the specific examples of the horrifying Osage murders being "whitewashed" out of American history lessons?	19	AskHistorians
The Rolling Stones' hit 1966 song "Mother's Little Helper," about the plight of housewives who go 'running to the shelter' of a little yellow pill-- place this song in a broader context for me.	17	AskHistorians
Are there historical examples of conspiracy theories that actually died out and stopped being perpetuated?	14	AskHistorians
Re-asking this question: I'm in the Roman-occupied territory in and around Jerusalem, around 30 A.D., and I get tossed in prison by local authorities. What is my actual experience as a prisoner like?	5	AskHistorians
Supporting and tracking weight gain in 9yo without creating a body image crisis	4	Parenting
What were conditions like in prisons in Roman-occupied territories in the earliest days of Christianity?	4	AskHistorians