HistoryForge
Build the moves historians use: weigh evidence, test reliability, connect perspectives and make a judgement that holds.
Examine the sourcesLearning should leave a mark.
I’m James Hart, a teacher building thoughtful tools, stories and experiences for people who want to understand more — and think for themselves.
- History
- Media Studies
- Philosophy
- Classroom tools
§ 01 — Selected projects
Tools, texts and experiences for independent minds.
Each project begins with a real classroom need, then grows into something worth exploring in its own right.
The French Revolution
Twenty focused lessons and a ten-chapter decision simulation about why the old order collapsed — and why fixing it was never simple.
Enter the revolution91233 Excellence Atlas
Arguments, exemplars and an evidence archive for thinking clearly about causes, consequences and historical significance.
Open the atlas§ 02 — The approach
Built in the classroom.
Made to travel further.
The work starts with actual students, actual confusion and actual constraints. It is shaped by evidence, tested through use, and revised until the next move is clear.
01 · Clarity
Say what matters. Cut what does not. Make the hard idea graspable without making it smaller.
02 · Evidence
Claims earn their place. Sources stay visible. Uncertainty is named rather than polished away.
03 · Agency
The learner should decide, test, build and revise — not just click through someone else’s conclusions.
§ 03 — About
James Hart teaches history and media studies in Aotearoa New Zealand.
mrhart.org is his independent workshop: a growing collection of courses, archives, simulations and classroom tools. Everything here is made to help serious thinking feel possible.
Start with the projects