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Information, Mis-Information, and History

Information, Mis-Information, and History

It never ceases to amaze me. Never. No matter how much historical evidence provided (note I said historical) there are still

08 Sep
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Thomas Jefferson’s Letter to John Norvell – 1807

Thomas Jefferson’s Letter to John Norvell – 1807

You might be asking yourself why I’d choose to write about a letter from Mr. Jefferson to a historically obscure John

19 May
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Please…Know History Before Making School Policy

Please…Know History Before Making School Policy

Recently, a school board member and current candidate for DesPlaines School District 62 Tina Garrett (In Illinois), made this

26 Mar
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I Wonder What the Average Roman Was Thinking?

I Wonder What the Average Roman Was Thinking?

Edward Gibbons, the historian whose masterpiece The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, written

22 Jan
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No Need to Apologize: The Problem of Generational Chauvinism

No Need to Apologize: The Problem of Generational Chauvinism

Historian Dr. Hannah Barker calls it “generational chauvinism”. Essentially, it is the notion that what we see as a moral

30 Jul
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The Conundrum of Relating History: Changing Times and Changing Narratives

It’s a curious thing. As decades and centuries pass by, what was once considered grand, wonderful, stupendous or any other

23 Sep
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In The Company of Great Minds – A Treatise on Listening to the Voices of the Past

In The Company of Great Minds – A Treatise on Listening to the Voices of the Past

     I sit among them, almost counting them as friends, but never having met them. I can almost hear their

15 Jul
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May You Live In Interesting Times….an editorial…

May You Live In Interesting Times….an editorial…

     The old Chinese curse (yes, it was a curse), seems to have taken root in the modern day with the election

27 Jun
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Using Biography to Study History

Using Biography to Study History

If I were to have my choice, I would teach history through the study of biography. In fact, if I really had my way, I would

14 Mar
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The Age Old Question…Why Study History?

The Age Old Question…Why Study History?

     I’ve heard the question since I became a history teacher, and I love to answer it. For students,

26 Feb

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