I'm working to become a teacher right now and have been playing with the idea to tell the kids something like "the people that make the standards and textbooks want you to be bored. History isn't boring, bu the way they want you to learn it is. In this class, you all will be my accomplices in resisting those that want you to be bored. To…
I'm working to become a teacher right now and have been playing with the idea to tell the kids something like "the people that make the standards and textbooks want you to be bored. History isn't boring, bu the way they want you to learn it is. In this class, you all will be my accomplices in resisting those that want you to be bored. Together, we will discover ways of resurrecting history; making it live. I can’t do this for you, but I will be here as a guide to help you find something in history to cling to so that we don’t spend the whole year bored stiff.” Idk if that'll work, but it sounds similar to what you did. By making the material seem mysterious, make it like they're getting away with something they shouldn't be getting away with, and not recommending crap, that seems like a strategy worth trying.
I'm working to become a teacher right now and have been playing with the idea to tell the kids something like "the people that make the standards and textbooks want you to be bored. History isn't boring, bu the way they want you to learn it is. In this class, you all will be my accomplices in resisting those that want you to be bored. Together, we will discover ways of resurrecting history; making it live. I can’t do this for you, but I will be here as a guide to help you find something in history to cling to so that we don’t spend the whole year bored stiff.” Idk if that'll work, but it sounds similar to what you did. By making the material seem mysterious, make it like they're getting away with something they shouldn't be getting away with, and not recommending crap, that seems like a strategy worth trying.