World History
In this three minute video, philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah questions whether we can make the world a better place by changing our ideas about honor. He offers several historical examples like foot binding in China, dueling in the United States and England, and honor killings in the Middle East. Foot binding and dueling lasted hundreds, maybe thousands of years but stopped after a few decades. Why? Appiah argues that we need a fundamental dialog based on respect.
- Honor Ideology In Latin America
The cultural concepts of honor and shame played an extremely important role in the history of Latin America, influencing everything from national politics to domestic divisions of labor. Most scholars agree that the roots of these cultural notions reach...
- The Concept Of Citizenship In Education For Democracy
The Concept of Citizenship in Education for Democracy. This is an interesting ERIC Digest from 2000 by John J. Patrick. I think it would be of interest to history and social studies teachers. It has some good ideas for teaching the concept of citizenship...
- Getting The Message Out
Getting the Message Out - Today is President's Day in the United States of America. Wikipedia says, "Washington's Birthday, popularly known as Presidents' Day, is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the third Monday of February....
- Wikinfo - United States Constitution
Wikinfo - United States Constitution. This is an article on the American Constitution with a lot of emphasis on history from the online encyclopedia Wikinfo. From the site: The path to the Constitution was neither straight nor easy. A draft document...
- Ap Summer Institutes
The best summer institute I have ever attended starts on June 10th in Salt Lake City where I will be grading AP US Government exams, but I have gone to a number of great summer institutes (World, US, Comparative and US Government) over the years and always...
World History
How do we Swing Honor Around
In this three minute video, philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah questions whether we can make the world a better place by changing our ideas about honor. He offers several historical examples like foot binding in China, dueling in the United States and England, and honor killings in the Middle East. Foot binding and dueling lasted hundreds, maybe thousands of years but stopped after a few decades. Why? Appiah argues that we need a fundamental dialog based on respect.
- Honor Ideology In Latin America
The cultural concepts of honor and shame played an extremely important role in the history of Latin America, influencing everything from national politics to domestic divisions of labor. Most scholars agree that the roots of these cultural notions reach...
- The Concept Of Citizenship In Education For Democracy
The Concept of Citizenship in Education for Democracy. This is an interesting ERIC Digest from 2000 by John J. Patrick. I think it would be of interest to history and social studies teachers. It has some good ideas for teaching the concept of citizenship...
- Getting The Message Out
Getting the Message Out - Today is President's Day in the United States of America. Wikipedia says, "Washington's Birthday, popularly known as Presidents' Day, is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the third Monday of February....
- Wikinfo - United States Constitution
Wikinfo - United States Constitution. This is an article on the American Constitution with a lot of emphasis on history from the online encyclopedia Wikinfo. From the site: The path to the Constitution was neither straight nor easy. A draft document...
- Ap Summer Institutes
The best summer institute I have ever attended starts on June 10th in Salt Lake City where I will be grading AP US Government exams, but I have gone to a number of great summer institutes (World, US, Comparative and US Government) over the years and always...