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  #1 Trevor Gesinghaus on 08 Nov 11

   

  One of the hardest parts about teaching history, in my opinion, is teaching in a method in which students feel the information is relevant and important to their lives. A resource that could be used by teachers to provide historical information and provide an avenue for discussion about current societal life is the website historyorb.com. This website has a section titled "This Day in History" which lists all the pertinent historical events, famous birthdays, and famous deaths that occur on a particular day.
  The manner in which this could be applied to the classroom is by providing students with an historical event. An example based on November 9th could be used as follows. The teacher might say to the students, 'today in history, 73 years ago in 1938, the Nazi's in Germany launched their first large scale act of physical violence against the Jewish community, which was known as Kristallnacht.' The teacher then would provide some detailed information about the historical occurrence so that students gain enough information to have a discussion. The teacher would then pose some critical thinking questions that relate this chosen historical event to contemporary society. Based on the November 9th example of Kristallnacht in Nazi Germany the teacher may ask some of the following questions:
  * Do we still have racism 73 years after the Nazi's began their program of violence against the Jews?
  * Can you list examples of racism from your life? (personal experiences ,media coverage)
  * Develop a strategy that will help prevent racism from occurring
  
  These are just a few brief questions that a teacher could use to relate an historical event to modern society to help students relate to the information being taught. So in this example, students learn about racism that occurred in Nazi Germany, students discuss issues of racism that are present in contemporary society, and students discuss different strategies that could be used to prevent racism.
  http://www.historyorb.com/day/november/9

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">One of the hardest parts about teaching history, in my opinion, is teaching in a method in which students feel the information is relevant and important to their lives. A resource that could be used by teachers to provide historical information and provide an avenue for discussion about current societal life is the website historyorb.com. This website has a section titled "This Day in History" which lists all the pertinent historical events, famous birthdays, and famous deaths that occur on a particular day. <br /> The manner in which this could be applied to the classroom is by providing students with an historical event. An example based on November 9th could be used as follows. The teacher might say to the students, 'today in history, 73 years ago in 1938, the Nazi's in Germany launched their first large scale act of physical violence against the Jewish community, which was known as Kristallnacht.' The teacher then would provide some detailed information about the historical occurrence so that students gain enough information to have a discussion. The teacher would then pose some critical thinking questions that relate this chosen historical event to contemporary society. Based on the November 9th example of Kristallnacht in Nazi Germany the teacher may ask some of the following questions: <br /> * Do we still have racism 73 years after the Nazi's began their program of violence against the Jews? <br /> * Can you list examples of racism from your life? (personal experiences ,media coverage) <br /> * Develop a strategy that will help prevent racism from occurring <br /> <br /> These are just a few brief questions that a teacher could use to relate an historical event to modern society to help students relate to the information being taught. So in this example, students learn about racism that occurred in Nazi Germany, students discuss issues of racism that are present in contemporary society, and students discuss different strategies that could be used to prevent racism. <br /> <a href="http://www.historyorb.com/day/november/9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.historyorb.com/day/november/9</a></div>

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