[Ansteorra] World History In High School

[eleanor cleavely]

What's really sad is that our district is skipping certain eras of history
to prepare for the TAKS tests. I'm also amazed they don't cover the
Elizabethan era, the advent of printing, the Conquistadors, the
French-Indian War, the Spanish-American War, the Civil Rights movement, the
Women's Movement, the Medieval era...I could go on.

When I'm teaching a certain piece of literature, I try to talk about the
history going on at the time the piece was written. There was one piece that
talks about Nelson Mandela and I asked my kids if they knew who he was. None
of them knew! I explained apartheid, Mandela and the search for freedom in
South Africa and other areas of the world. I was absolutely flabbergasted
that these kids didn't know anything about that. They didn't even know who
Medger Evers, Rosa Parks (!) or Malcolm X was!

It's enough to make me want to get my history certification, but I don't
coach any sports. ;o)

Eleanor Cleavely
who really needs to get back to making her lesson plans...


From: ansteorra-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org [mailto:
ansteorra-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of Sandra Geil
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 10:30 AM
To: ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] World History in High School

The state of Texas at least does put emphasis on a few things about World
History in the course (usually taught to sophomores).

for example there is a list of dates (to know for the experiment in state
sponsored torture -- of the teachers, not the students)

1066
1215
1492 - though why this one and not 1517 boggles the mind
1789
1914-1918
1939-1945

There is a similar list for 8th grade (U.S. History up to 1877)
1607
1776
1787
1803
1861-1865

and also for 10th grade (U. S. History 1877 - present)
1898
1914-1918
1929
1941-1945
1957

How would you do on that part of the TAKS?

al AERYN
-- 
"Mine honor is my life; both grow in one;
take honor from me and my life is done."
--William Shakespeare

Ego existo obstinantus - I am resolved

Reluctor ultum , pareo parum - Resist much, obey little