Quick Write:
Regarding our course – any comments or concerns?
What would you like to know more about?
I'm enjoying the class immensely. I really appreciate how quotes, songs, pictures, and other artifacts are used to stimulate discussion and thinking and reflection. I definitely see this as a strong way to engage students in social studies time. Plus, it allows for some great cross-curricular activity.
I was slightly confused about our homework. The syllabus has page numbers from the Vaughn text, but then the email said to read from the Guillaume text. Maybe this is a misunderstanding on my part? I am concerned about this because I'm uncertain about what to read exactly. Could our expected readings be stated in class, please, and our readings we're not doing be stated also?
What are some engaging ways to compare social studies concepts to modern day "equivalents"? For example, how could a teacher help his students relate to ancient Egypt's belief in the afterlife? Or is this approach not always effective? When should this approach be used? Only when there's a meaningful connection between the two concepts? I guess I just want to know what have you done that's helped students the most?
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Hi. Great question. I'm going to answer this in class. I think everyone would benefit from this discussion.
Regarding page numbers - the email I send out each week is what you should pay attention to with the readings from now on.
Tim
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