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Great Series on the Eastern Front of WWII. Useful for TOK discussions as well. 

"arr writes: "Gove and his advisers - either through stupidity or mischievousness - failed to place me, my website, or the lesson into its appropriate context. His criticisms betray a lack of knowledge, understanding, and interpretation that would make a GCSE history student blush with shame.""

Russel Tarr's brilliant reaction to Michael Gove's comments about his lesson on "Mr. Men"

"Reason and Emotion ( cartoon disney propagande 1943 vostf )"

"Zhou Enlai's Famous Saying Debunked"

"Education For Death - Disney WWII Propaganda Cartoon "

Russel Tarr radio interview about Gove controversy 

Mr. Gove's ludicrous criticisms of Active History

"has a lesson plan in which iGCSE students depict the rise of Hitler as a Mr Men story" Could be used alongside the BBC article to compare and contrast sources as well. 

Good article for getting students thinking about surveys. What questions are asked, how are they worded, in what order are they presented, and how can this affect results.

"This book is aimed at newcomers to the field of logical reasoning, particularly those who, to borrow a phrase from Pascal, are so made that they understand best through visuals. I have selected a small set of common errors in reasoning and visualized them using memorable illustrations that are supplemented with lots of examples. The hope is that the reader will learn from these pages some of the most common pitfalls in arguments and be able to identify and avoid them in practice."