The Age of Exploration. What do you immediately think of as you read those four words? More than likely, you would throw out some of the more famous explorer's names and where their expeditions took place such as Columbus, DeSoto, and Magellan. Some of you might tell me about their goals … [Read more...]
History is Elementary
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A Honey of a Christmas
I love the premise behind the National Treasure movies where members of the Gates family feel compelled to solve a series of historical clues to find a treasure that will ultimately save the family reputation. Unfortunately, there are always a few bad men along the way and some of the clues and … [Read more...]
A Few Thoughts Regarding Teaching the Korean War
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...]
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