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Have you worked with foreign language teachers with culture?

by Tara

May 16, 2013

Has anybody collaborated with a foreign language teacher before? I teach Spanish and love culture. I've been wanting to work with the social studies teacher on some topics but am not sure with what. I was wanting some feedback about what collaboration you have done with the foreign language department to increase student knowledge in culture, langu...See More

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Vietnam War

by Mr. M

Jun 1, 2013

Any US history teachers have a unique way of introducing the Vietnam War? Would appreciate a great 'hook.' Thanks in advance.

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Ken On 6/02/13, Connect it to World War II wrote: > On 6/02/13, Sara wrote: >> On 6/01/13, Mr. M wrote: >>> Any US history teachers have a unique way of introducing the >>> Vietnam War? Would appreciate a great 'hook.' Thanks in >>> advance. >> >> >> I like choices and reflective thinking - particul...See MoreOn 6/02/13, Connect it to World War II wrote: > On 6/02/13, Sara wrote: >> On 6/01/13, Mr. M wrote: >>> Any US history teachers have a unique way of introducing the >>> Vietnam War? Would appreciate a great 'hook.' Thanks in >>> advance. >> >> >> I like choices and reflective thinking - particularly for the >> Vietnam War I ask questions like - if you could change the >> past, would you have our country fight this war again? >> >> And/ or - it's easy these days with a bit of Internet research >> to find out the approximate cost of the war in dollars as >> well as lives. World War II is estimated to have cost three >> trillion dollars. >> >> find out what the Vietnam war cost and ask - was this money >> well spent? Did this war warrant those funds, not to mention >> the lives... >> >> These kids will be taxpayers soon. >> >> I love the documentary on all the controversy about the >> memorial wall ... I forget the title but the young >> architect's name was Maya Lin - you'll see veterans very >> angry about that wall and eventually a second memorial had to >> built to appease them. >> >> show the documentary and ask them which is the better, more >> truthful memorial > > > Basically, the US entered Vietnam to support our French "allies," > who'd gotten their butts kicked at the battle of Dien Bien Phu. > > Having swiftly knuckled under to the Nazis in WWII, France lost > its colonial control of Indochina to Japan. After the war, the > French expected to waltz back into the region and reassert their > dominance. (They were white, after all, so they assumed the > Natural Order of things would be on their side.) > > The locals, however, had other ideas. Boom, pow, bye-bye arrogant > Frenchies! > > President Eisenhower was appalled, and started sending government > agents in to try and undermine "The Communist Threat," a.k.a. > little Asian people who wanted to run their own country. > > The rest is history. >

I hope you're not a teacher with this response. If you are, you need to do some research. The French were gone when the US got involved under Kennedy.

Sep 8, 2013

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Genius of the Wabash Life magazine June 27 1969

Oct 24, 2013

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What's a good 6th grade world history textbook?

by jlk

Jun 13, 2013

Hi all,

I'll be teaching social studies (world history, but not just ancient civilizations) at a school that currently doesn't have a textbook curriculum. I'm allowed to supplement freely and creatively, but I'd like to use some type of textbook as a guide - I don't want to have to reinvent the wheel searching for resources - there's so m...See More

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Feedback needed for a student project

by Mrs. P

Jul 10, 2013

Hi, I am a 6th grade Social Studies teacher. The students learn geography during 6th grade. I have had them do a year- long research project on three different countries as part of the curriculum for many years now. However, I need to revise this project now to make it more manageable for me and for the students. Does anyone do a similar long resea...See More

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Sara On 7/10/13, Mrs. P wrote:

I don't do a year long project but I do teach 6th grade geography. I think by definition any year-long project is going to feel like a lot... but perhaps that's not the issue. My own students would tire out their interest level in any traditional project that was for the length of the school year.

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Jul 14, 2013

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Jerry Do you already use some sort of scaffolding? A file folder with various pockets created for each step helps make progress more tangible for students. Inside the folder, glue a small pocket (like a library card pocket) for each step. You can have 3 to 4 small pockets on each side of the folder. Label a project step on each folder. Keep it generic, s...See More

Jul 22, 2013

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High school history activities incorporating CA standards

by mjg

Jul 15, 2013

I have been teaching middle school and I will be teaching high school this school year and I'm looking for activites and projects done by California high school teachers. Thank you in advance.

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