A Brief Note On History And History Classes Across America

Arthur M. Schlesinger once stated,“Science and technology revolutionize our lives, but memory, tradition and myth frame our response.”As seen through Schlesinger's book The Cycles of American History really defining throughout the book how America has changed throughout each chapter answering a question or managing to go in depth throughout the chapter. As seen in Chapter 1, the title being “The Theory of America: Experiment or Destiny?” Throughout that chapter as seen on page 10 where Schlesinger states, “The Founding Fathers saw the American republic not as a divine consecration but as the test against history of a hypothesis. Yet the very faith in experiment implied the rejection of the classical republican dogma that time guaranteed decay.” (10) The Founding Fathers imposing a government that would last centuries: as seen through the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. However, as see on page 11 Schlesinger states, “Washington, said Andrew Jackson in his own Farewell

As I write this paper, I reflect on my experience in Early American History and how my group’s final project went. Overall, the class was significantly more difficult than I first thought it would be. Going into the class I originally assumed this would be a pretty simple GEP with minimal effort required to get an A in the class. Those assumptions were dispelled fairly quickly when I arrived at the first class. The teacher was going over the syllabus for the class and explaining the weekly assignments we would have. We were required to cover certain sections of a chapter based on the topic we chose to cover throughout the entirety of the course. We were to complete this every week and discuss what we had discovered in class. We would also have to write two essays and complete several mandatory readings and podcasts. To top all of this off, we would have to complete a final project that includes another essay. But the one thing that turned out to be the hardest task of the class was not any of these assignments, but was the participation grade.

Schools have changed remarkably since they were first introduced centuries ago. Continue reading in order to find out how the past has shaped education, as we know it. There are six main eras or time periods in which important things occurred for the American School System, The colonial era, The growth of public schooling, The progressive era, the segregation and Integration era, the 1960s-1970s, and the 1980- present era.

1) Reconstruction: A plan to reconstruct the society after the Civil War. This divided the south (except Tennessee) into 5 military districts under the control of the U.S. Army. It was the attempt to reconstruct the south, readmit the southern states back into the Union, and change the life of African Americans. (pg. 414)

Students in Colorado marched out of it, Oklahoma’s government doesn’t want to fund it, and there are more horror stories about this curriculum than there are horror movies; however I still want to take AP U.S. History. There are both pros and cons to taking this course, but in the end those positives slightly outweigh the negatives. I want to take AP U.S. History for possible college credit, for a challenge, and simply because I enjoy history.

It was originally supposed to be just New Orleans but Livingston came back with a proposal for the whole of Louisiana.

1. According to Ellis’s preface, explain what is so phenomenal about the founding of the United States?

With its charts, graphs, and political cartoons, on the surface the Document Based Question (DBQ) is certainly more visually appealing than a standard multiple-choice assessment or traditional instructional strategy. However just how effective and authentic is the DBQ? What rationale do teachers, school districts, and state departments of education have for choosing the DBQ as an integral part of the social studies curriculum? What sort of psychological and social foundations of curriculum are rooted in the DBQ? A review of published literature regarding the DBQ provides some insight into these questions.

This week’s timeline encompasses 1903 to 1947. Several key events took place during these pivotal years like World War I, The Great Depression, and World War II. Therefore it is not surprising that these events affected what was being taught in the public schools. In New York State laws had already been passed which required things like flags in every classroom and the incorporation of the Manual of Patriotism into the curriculum. Like today, a majority of the elementary school teachers were women. Since these women could not participate in the military during wartime, they took on the role of educating future military personnel and supporters. These teachers felt that by teaching their students how to be patriots who had faith in their country,

To begin, a major flaw in the way American history courses are taught is due to the fact that textbooks do not allow students to form their own opinions, for everything is presented as “fact”. This is exemplified through the way early American life is taught. For example, a controversial topic is the specific destination of the Mayflower during the Pilgrim’s journey to America. Some historians believe their arrival in Massachusetts was on purpose to be far from Anglican control in Virginia, while others believe violent storms lead them off track, or there were just navigation errors. The flaw then arises for all textbooks only pick one, and present it as fact to their readers for they believe it is the students’ only way to “learn” about the past (81).

Observation 1 consisted of observing a middle level American History class focused on the Stamp Act. Upon viewing the first 10 minutes of the lesson, the teacher correlated the content with clearly stated objectives (i.e. SWBAT: Describe how the colonists responded to British tax laws). In regard to what I learned as a supervisor deals with content of any nature. Whether it be content within the classroom or not, content which is relayed in a relative way is what will have the audience “buy-in.” Teacher 1 incorporated an alert within the lesson which stated students at PA Cyber would be subject to fines if the PA Cyber logo was not worn outside of one’s home. Students immediately saw the unfairness in the new policy. This aspect of the lesson

Over the years, my family and I have visited numerous forts, museums, and parks during summer vacation that tell the story of our nation’s past. Standing in the same places as many influential people have stood tends to make me want to explore the stories of the events which unfolded there. History is a giant story of the entire world which I can use to learn from the mistakes and victories of the past. Studying history allows me to understand how events unfolded and affected other people. Through thorough study of history, it becomes easier for me to find parallels between the past and present day events. Taking AP US History would allow me to challenge myself to better understand the history of our nation and the way our nation has

From 1945 until 1958 education was a secondary to most American adults, economic factors such as the great depression and military service contributed to low education level for the overall population. Most students during this time frame did not graduate from high school and did not plan to attend college. However, in the late 40‘s and early 50’s Soldiers returning from war begin to use their GI bills, and soon begin to realize their education level is woefully inadequate, this is due what they learned during elementary and throughout high school. Most curriculum during this time frame is life skill based, most rural school teachers are not equipped to teach advanced math or science and do not have the facilities to support this

In America, there are many rich histories that helped create the lands. The history goes as far back as to when there were only thirteen colonies. The history even goes as far back as Christopher Columbus sailing the ocean. America’s history is one that is taught all over and in many many schools. Some of the histories taught are The American Revolution, the Louisiana Purchase, and the African-American Civil rights movement.

American society is known for having the highest standard of living across the globe; this is solely due to the consumerist culture that is brought forth by capitalism. Americans in the U.S. take pride in these standards and in the freedoms that this democratic nation has established. The 20th century will always be remembered in American history as a century of radical changes on the social and political fronts of the nation. Literature, too, evolved quickly from specific, compartmentalized fields which fit into categories, to works which had no set definition—nobody knew what to do with them. These changes also took place in poetry; artistic expression began to change across the arts and so did the mediums. Poets across the nation