tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516000.post113063028395418349..comments2023-10-19T08:18:37.317-07:00Comments on Mildly Melancholy: American RealityNacho Loverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11370735026568009605noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516000.post-1131743884920156592005-11-11T13:18:00.000-08:002005-11-11T13:18:00.000-08:00It is good to get students to think, but Vikings u...It is good to get students to think, but Vikings usually are classified as white.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516000.post-1131305917978321742005-11-06T11:38:00.000-08:002005-11-06T11:38:00.000-08:00Au contraire -- that lesson did offer an enormous ...Au contraire -- that lesson did offer an enormous benefit to her students, one that will last them the rest of their lives. That lesson taught those children to actively question what they learn. The only way to learn is to take responsibility for one's learning, and that is what those kids will do now. For the first time, perhaps, they realize that if they are passive and just accept whatever is told to them, they will never find out the entire truth of anything. Now they know they have to think, not just accept. Well done, teacher! This observation is more than satisfactory!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516000.post-1130773431316835482005-10-31T07:43:00.000-08:002005-10-31T07:43:00.000-08:00Why is Columbus' origin important? No matter what ...Why is Columbus' origin important? No matter what his ethnicity or country of origin, he sailed to the west. That voyage was not linked to his ancestry. He was contracted for a job, which he performed. Meanwhile, nothing in the world will change if we ultimately discover he was a blue monkey with sailing skills. Thus, your teaching seems to be driven by an agenda that offers no benefits to your students. <BR/><BR/>In addition, no one knows the population of the Americas before Columbus arrived. Some scholars claim there were hundreds of millions of natives here. Others claim there were less than a million. Since the members of those primitive societies left little for contemporary researchers, we will probably never know the number of natives who once lived here. Furthermore, it doesn't matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516000.post-1130712597802169752005-10-30T14:49:00.000-08:002005-10-30T14:49:00.000-08:00Very nice, indeed! I also teach Social Studies, i...Very nice, indeed! I also teach Social Studies, in addition to my apparently futile attempts to teach ELA. I love those moments of real student engagement.yomisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04265404144487567580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516000.post-1130684014075200642005-10-30T06:53:00.000-08:002005-10-30T06:53:00.000-08:00Awesome. That's pretty cool. Since I teach world...Awesome. That's pretty cool. Since I teach world history, I may have to "borrow" some of your questioning here.<BR/><BR/>Cool stuff - thanks for making my day.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380165835261203465noreply@blogger.com