The art and craft of teaching
While making this lesson, I really enjoyed how easy the Google forms were. Since my school uses Google Classroom a lot, I know it will be an important skill to have and utilize through the year and in the years after. I really liked how easy it was to add different aspects of a lesson such as background information, photos and videos, and even asking questions or creating quizzes. Because this, it’s versatile in how you can use it in your classroom.
A lot of times when people talk about history classes they’ve taken, they complain about only memorizing dates and battles from different wars. As a future history teacher, it’s sad to hear about that experience, when you know there is so much more to learn. I think this meme is representative of misconceptions of history classes being smashed and people realizing that there is more to history than what they had thought before.
While dates and battles are important aspects of history, they aren’t always the main focus. There are so many stories that are left out of the main conversation that could draw in those people who may be checked out. The stories of minority groups are often dominated by stories of usually white males. I remember not learning that there were female spies in the Civil War until I found diaries, while doing other research in college. A lot of the time, certain stories are left out for sake of time and the amount of information that needs to be covered. By moving away from focusing solely on memorization of dates and moving more towards teaching stories of people that students can relate to, there will be a better reception of history class in general.