Monthly Archives: September 2010

Qualities of a High School History Teacher

Posted on September 29, 2010 by admin

Here are the results of a study/survey that asked students to rate their United States History instructor. Patience was mentioned 85 times by these same students; kindness, 80 times; clearness, 35; sense of humor, 32; understanding of students, 24; firmness, … Continue reading →

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Today’s Tea Party Isn’t Quite Like 1773′s?

Posted on September 28, 2010 by admin

I would generally agree with this pretty fair article by NPR, Today’s Tea Party Isn’t Quite Like 1773′s. The current Tea Party movement is not protesting the lack of representation like their 1773 counterparts who had no representation at all. … Continue reading →

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Civil War History Camp for Kids

Posted on September 28, 2010 by admin

Recently Elementary students in Virginia attendede the The Cedar Creek Battlefield Kids’ Civil War History Camp to learn about the daily lives of Civil War soldeirs, the battlefield, and some Civil War history. John Ortman brought his son to the … Continue reading →

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Richard Dreyfuss honored for Education Initiative

Posted on September 28, 2010 by admin

Richard Dreyfuss has been praised and criticized for his work in trying to educate young people about American history and the Constitution. He has said: “America is falling far short in preparing its children to become leaders and participants in … Continue reading →

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No the Minute-Men Did Not Fight for Just a Minute

Posted on September 24, 2010 by admin

In my regular (general) United States History class when I asked if anyone knew why they were called “Minute-men,” a student spoke up and declared, “Why that’s cuz they only fought for about a minute before they ran.” He was … Continue reading →

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100 Best History Blogs

Posted on September 20, 2010 by admin

The Guide To Online Schools, which is an online education directory that specializes in online degrees, online schools, and distance learning, picked Blog4history.com as one of its 100 Best History Blogs. From the publisher: Reading about history on encyclopedia-type sites … Continue reading →

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President Barack Obama’s annual back-to-school talk

Posted on September 14, 2010 by admin

Presidents have regularly addressed students annually for as long as I can remember. However, I don’t actually remember watching one or being forced to. But nonetheless, as a teacher I was told by my administration that today I had to … Continue reading →

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More Teaching For Social Justice

Posted on September 12, 2010 by admin

State University of New York at Oswego is but one of countless teacher universities that train their instructors to teach about “Circles of Oppression.” For this university, it wants its teachers to recognize that we live in nothing more than … Continue reading →

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Take a Veteran to School Day from History Channel

Posted on September 6, 2010 by admin

The History Channel is offering a variety of teaching tools for educators concerning our war veterans. Also they have lately offered teachers and educators some interesting and since it is, well, frankly free stuff it makes it really cool. The … Continue reading →

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