tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post4362654327916604427..comments2023-11-23T09:51:07.448-05:00Comments on A Literary Odyssey: When History Comes Alive.Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-17747782799837541852011-05-06T18:06:42.970-04:002011-05-06T18:06:42.970-04:00History is one of those things that is always rel...History is one of those things that is always relevant, and I think this week proves that just because something is a part of history doesn't mean that is stays in the past.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826716134008160506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-60738698765354872822011-05-05T08:12:09.850-04:002011-05-05T08:12:09.850-04:00I find it strange to put 9/11 in perspective like ...I find it strange to put 9/11 in perspective like that -- that your students were only 5 or 6 or that you were in high school. But you are right about putting history in to context, and about those moments that we don't forget. <br /><br />I should have studied more history in school...I'm sorry I didn't.Rebecca Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062252252301802298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-80341415957548855682011-05-04T16:16:11.429-04:002011-05-04T16:16:11.429-04:00I was one of those students who loved history. I c...I was one of those students who loved history. I couldn't understand why would anybody wouldn't want to learn it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-11056994152944376352011-05-03T21:22:55.128-04:002011-05-03T21:22:55.128-04:00Thank you for sharing this. I find it hard to beli...Thank you for sharing this. I find it hard to believe that so much time has passed since 9/11, that today's high school students were so young then. (I guess the equivalent for me was the fall of the Berlin wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union--I didn't understand what the Cold War was or the significance of these events until much later.) I've had this sense though, through these past ten years of constantly watching history happening. It's almost hard for me to believe that students can't understand why we study history, when it is all around us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-21929151428285766812011-05-03T08:02:05.306-04:002011-05-03T08:02:05.306-04:00What an extremely thought provoking post - and it&...What an extremely thought provoking post - and it's great that you were able to discuss recent events with your students and help them gain an understanding, rather than having to be chained to a lesson plan or the syllabus. We live in such confusing times; it is great that your students have a teacher like you to help you navigate through them.Lyndseyhttp://www.teadevotee.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-24929985596277647712011-05-03T04:16:22.133-04:002011-05-03T04:16:22.133-04:00I wish I had had a history teacher at school that ...I wish I had had a history teacher at school that made me love it. Unfortunately I didn't and so I gave it up as soon as possible when I got to year 9 in high school (I'm in the UK so that would be around age 13/14). I now love reading about history, both British and worldwide, but it's taken me a while as an adult to really appreciate it. If I'd had a teacher that brought it alive for me I would have gotten so much more benefit out of those history lessons.<br /><br />It's great that you are so passionate and can pass that on to your students. It seems like it's such a rarity to find teachers that are truly passionate about their subject.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-31961930902715553782011-05-03T04:16:20.494-04:002011-05-03T04:16:20.494-04:00I wish I had had a great history teacher at school...I wish I had had a great history teacher at school. Unfortunately, I didn't and as such I opted out of history as soon as I could - 3 years into high school (I'm in the UK so that equates to age 13/14). I love history now, but it's taken me a while as an adult to really appreciate it. I feel like if I'd had a teacher that made it come alive for me, I would have loved it that much more when I was at school. It's great that you're so passionate about it and so can pass that onto your students!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-67472244164481443782011-05-02T22:43:35.211-04:002011-05-02T22:43:35.211-04:00I am Mexican, and on September 11 I was 13 and hav...I am Mexican, and on September 11 I was 13 and having Spanish class when they made us evacuate the school because some "bomb" inside of it... it was horrible to know that some persons were making jokes of that tragedy (some of my relatives live in New York and Miami)... I am glad that "jastice had been done." I'm still sorry for all of those who lost somebody there, but I also hope this give them some peace...<br /><br />Again, I would love to be your student... you're so passionate about what and how you teach!CaRiiToOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15235918193299700180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-36123930371964422822011-05-02T22:19:21.681-04:002011-05-02T22:19:21.681-04:00It's hard to imagine people being only 5-6 yea...It's hard to imagine people being only 5-6 years old when 9/11 happened. I was 22 and had a 10-month old son, and was living temporarily at my in-law's house as Jason and I were in the process of moving. A year or two ago, i sat down on 9/11 and showed my boys some videos from that day, since two of them weren't born yet, and one was of course only an infant. It's funny, because it's easy for me to imagine people being born afterwards and not experiencing it at all, but it's hard for me to imagine a five year old seeing that on tv and then growing up in today's times. My youngest is just barely seven...that makes the idea more real, but definitely something I've never thought about before.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-35356789503749220262011-05-02T22:19:04.833-04:002011-05-02T22:19:04.833-04:00I know exactly how you feel! I teach 7th/8th grad...I know exactly how you feel! I teach 7th/8th grade, so none of my students were there to experience 9/11 (I had only graduated college two months before). <br /><br />I really wanted them to understand why we adults were so emotional after yesterday's events, and the best way I found was to make them all read Leonard Pitts' column from 9/12/01: http://bit.ly/mqrREK. My kids kept talking about how powerful that column was, and that made me so glad.<br /><br />Today was such a great teachable moment - glad you felt the way I did!Sarah (The Brazen Bookworm)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12259499339333351558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-31426315068493916662011-05-02T21:25:09.089-04:002011-05-02T21:25:09.089-04:00I'm so proud of you. Yes, a great day to be a...I'm so proud of you. Yes, a great day to be a teacher. I remember when I was a senior in high school how my government class finally came alive for me. That summer was when Richard Nixon resigned as President and Gerald Ford took over. (oh how I'm dating myself) From that point forward, politics made a difference for me, along with all the history that I had learned, finally had meaning.<br /><br />I too agree, that it brought back all those emotions from that day and finally some peace for all those families who lost loved ones. <br /><br />So glad to be an American and yes, God Bless America.<br /><br />Love, MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com