Interview with a Historian Official 2

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Interview with a Historian 1 Interview with a Historian Sergio M. Davila Applied Studies in History Graduate Education Professor Benjamin Arrington Interviewee: Pedro Venegas, Social Studies Department Head at Cleveland Middle School

Interview with a Historian 2 What is a historian? PV: History or Social Studies is the study of behaviors, actions, interactions, decisions of people of notable history. I love history because it details the human condition, for ill or goodwill. Triumph, defeat. tragedy, weakness, strength, and corruption are all features that encapsulate history. What is a historian? What is a historian’s role? What makes a lay historian different from a professional historian? PV: In my humble opinion, an amateur historian is one who is intrigued by the events of the past and enjoys making conversation, but doesn’t engage in history on the academic sense, like a professor or history teacher at the high school of junior high level. In other words, educators employ the historical method and the average lay person doesn’t. Plus, professional historians study history as their career and work at universities, high schools or junior highs. What type of historian does your historian classify themselves as? What type/area of history does their work/research focus on? What led them to their specialization? PV: I am a Department Head of the Social Studies Department in Cleveland Middle School. I supervise and guide the 6 th , 7 th & 8 th Social Studies teachers every day as Department Head. In their work, how does your historian determine what to include and what to exclude in/from their historical analysis? Why? For example, if their work focuses on gender history but they exclude race/ethnicity from their analysis because their larger focus is the socio-economics of a primarily ethnically homogeneous society. PV: As department head, I make sure that the teachers of all grades teach only what is prescribed in the curriculum. Also, we teach only what the TEKS need us to teach. If a subject is not taught on the STAAR test, we do not teach it in class. Ways to stay current on the latest research and developments in their field. PV: With Social Studies, it is imperative attend workshops, professional development opportunities, and to collaborate with fellow colleagues would help in staying current with teaching an educational trends.

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