Slavery

As we are currently learning about slavery and knowing that this becomes an issue that Americans have to confront head-on (i.e. Civil War) I have provided you with a link to a website that showcases some of the privations (hardships) of being a slave. Please read the excerpts and provide me with a one paragraph response about what you have read. What is most striking to you? Put yourself in their shoes, how might you have dealt with these hardships?

Obama's Speech

For those of you that actually watched the speech, or for those of you that didn't but wanted to I have found a link to the text of the speech. What I want to know, is what you thought of it. Profound? Mundane? Long? Short? Boring? Go ahead and take another look at the speech, copy and paste a part of it into your comment and write one paragraph about what you thought about that portion. Be insightful, write intelligently, be a student of history!

Educated Leadership

Did you know that both Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both valued education so highly they felt that educated Americans would NATURALLY rise to lead America (as they had). And, for the most part, they were right. Why do you think this is? Must you be well educated to be a good leader?

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Constitution

I could harangue you all day with reasons why it is important to learn the Constitution but following in the footsteps of my THINK! posting I want YOU to tell me why it is important to know the Constitution. Thoughts, opinions, disagreements? 

 

Boston

I am, right now, standing in front of the Old State House in the middle of Boston. Tell me, my fellow historians, what happened on this spot that is important to our history?

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Incident

I heard through the grapevine that there was an "incident" at school today, would anyone like to expound? 

By the way, I missed you guys. I would have much rather been with you all than sitting at a conference for 8 hours EVERY day, you guys are WAY more fun.

THINK!!!

Confucius once said: "I cannot teach anyone anything, I can only make them think."

I think this is a brilliant quote. When do we stop learning and start thinking? For many of you that should be SOON, as High School is right around the corner. Regurgitating information is fine but a TRUE teacher will ask you to think, not regurgitate. It is not until you THINK that you truly LEARN.

Thoughts?