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Americans'..what European History do you most admire?
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Cut out ten years under....
German.
France getting whipped over and over again.
2.SE Europe holding back the Islamic invasions.3.
1.Scotlands fight for freedom.
Mainly because stuff actually happened.
I find British, French, and German the most fascinating.
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I am looking for some ideas on materials, curriculum, etc. to help teach my fifth grade son American history. He is past learning the states and I would like to start teaching him American history. It is important to know that his reading level is at ...
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There are The History a history textbook so they are much ....
Have you thought about doing something really different like using books like The Cartoon History kids enjoy what they learn so much that they don't want to stop learning.
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Does anybody use the Dear America series or American Girl series to teach history? I'm going to go back to collecting the American Girl series and not sure yet about the Dear America series but was wondering if anybody who remembers American Girl and ...
Started by globalhorse45 on
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We are new to homeschooling....
I have used them to help with history...alongwe dont, but it sounds like a fun way to do history! My daughtee loves those and they do seem for the kids.
Loves American Girl books and they are pretty accurate.
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Amazon has lowered the 2-Movie Blu-ray pack of American History X and A History of Violence down to just $7.99. At $4 a blu that's a steal.
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But not great price if you suggest that one month... .
But I would definitely recommend picking up these movies for those who are unfamiliar with these titles .
I already own one of them though, so curses.
Great price for one great movie, and one good movie .
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Posted 11 March 2010 - 06:22 PM
Recently, Ive been thinking a lot about American History, mainly (as Ive discussed in other threads) the fact that we dont seem to learn from it. Why do politicians keep making the same mistakes over and over again? Why...
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Take a look at a country like Turkey people, especially... .
It's worrisome.
I'm almost entirely self-taught that most kids don't care about American history.
A coach, we never learned dick haha, ESPECIALLY about American history.
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Another excellent article by Christopher Hitchens about history curriculums or lack thereof in American classrooms
http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/read ... odbye.pdfs .
Did anyone else notice this phenomenon before?
Favorite Part
"Let no one doubt ...
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And the best....
With certain parts of America wanting it ambigous enough so they can teach the bible as history is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty." - Frank Herbert I had the best AP History teacher and it changed my life.
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A friend of mine told me that stories set during American history--like the Civil or Revolutionary War--weren't selling as well as those set in England.
I guess I just thought that the Tudor and Regency trends were dying down.
Has anyone published a story...
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Well, American publishing they are - yet.
Attention) but I expect American history will become popular again.
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Reading about the Great Awakening (first or second) and history of American religion?
Looking for good articles and/or books that tell the history of religion in America prior to the 20th century. Especially interested in articles/books about the First...
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at metafilter):
You might want to take a look at Generations :
It examines Anglo-American history by dividing: The Making of American Spirituality....
The big general go-to book is Sydney Ahlstrom's A Religious History of the American People Noll.
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One of my many hobbies is collecting 1/6 scale Military Figures. Since I'm an MP I wanted a "MP Working Dog" in the 1/6th scale. So I buy one from a guy in Mexico on my OSW site. As luck would have it he thought it was just another figure he "Found somewhere...
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Very....
I know that's important for determining value.
Any way to find out when your dog was produced? very nice piece Thanks guys, I can't find a date stamp on him .
Holy shit Heff! That looks phenomenal! Great painting skills, and patience I am betting .
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An older Italian Knife, with some American History!
Back in 1871, the Italian Government enacted a law preventing folding knives from locking open, to prevent the deadly effects of knife fighting. A rather stupid law, but that is what most governments...
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That's a....
Missed Incredibly.
Im sure with the American connection this would be a most sought after 2009.
Kevin
My Grandfather's Flag Details of this history, that has spawned so many great American knivesVery interesting Charlie.
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