In my opinion the least taught war in United States classrooms must be the Korean War (1950-1953) mainly due to what I call unintentional ignorance. When I was in high school during the late 1970s, the Korean War was mentioned, but not covered in any real depth mainly because it was still considered … [Read more...]
Giving a Nudge to Vargas and His Nose Art
For those of you who don’t know I was a classroom teacher during the late 1990s and into the early 2000s following a long career as a paralegal. Around 2006 I began writing and publishing some of my exploits in the classroom at a blog I titled History Is Elementary. Before I was done with the … [Read more...]
Peter Zenger and a Foundation for Freedom of the Press
During World War II a Liberty Ship was named for him. His name was attached to an underground newspaper in Madison, Wisconsin, and a group of journalists named their wire service for him. A school in the Bronx in New York City carries his name complete with a ten-foot-high limestone statue of his … [Read more...]
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep
In February 2013 the Mister and I ran off for a quick weekend in Charleston. It was rainy and cold most of the time, so we didn't get a chance to walk around very much, but we did take a turn through the visitor's center and then headed across the street to The Charleston Museum. The museum … [Read more...]
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