Education

[pistos]

As I turned around from delivering Johnna to the class gate (inside the building) today a woman stopped me and asked if I was Johhna's grandmother.  I affirmed this and the speaker identified herself as one of Johnna's teachers.  Right there on the spot, we had a 30 minute impromptu conference.  The more we spoke, the better I felt, no only about

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[sir_dave]

:)

[graywolf44]

Johnna (and by extension you and Martin) is sooooooo blessed to be able to go to that school! Every time you post about this, the more excited I get for her, and the opportunities that will come for her.

So, are you gonna put something together for the kids? I understand if time constraints prevent you from doing it, but if you think about it, there are benefits to the kids as well as you. The kids learn something interesting, and you learn something as well by having to put it together. A win-win. ;)

Just out of curiosity, are you a generalist in your history major, or is there a particular time frame that you're specializing in? When I was in high school, history was one of my fav classes. I was fortunate to have a few excellent teachers who made the subject interesting.

[pistos]

At present I'm reading about 400 pages a week for class assignments and completing 1-2 major papers each week. If I can find the time to put something together for the class, I'd love to do it. Maybe a little history-mystery. It could be fun

[graywolf44]

I read voraciously, but 400 pages a week would be thoroughly intimidating! How you manage to find time for LJ is beyond me! Just shows your awesomeness, I guess. ;)

I've also heard stories that history is being "revised" to better reflect a liberal agenda ... if true, that is not good. :/

[pistos]

What's the saying? One man's insanity is another's inspiration. Not awesomeness - sleeplessness! I'll be happy enough when someday I can read the good stuff. (Legal briefs are not so much fun.)

Yes, indeed, there's been a trend stretching back a few decades to revise history. And no, it's not good at all. You know kids in elementary school don't learn much about the presidents anymore, right? Kind of like... Here is a picture of George Washington and now we go to lunch. That's stretching it a bit but you get the point.

There's a newer trend that's beginning to push back, however. I'm so fortunate to go to a public university in the South where most of the history curriculum is solidly conservative. We have a few actively liberal professors, like the loopy law professor I have this semester, but as a rule, we know who they are, and interestingly, their classes never fill very fast. So the newer trend is to revise what the revisionists put out and it's gaining traction.