World History
Teaching about George Washington. This paper reviews the life of President George Washington and presents ideas for teaching about him.
From the site:
No generation in American history has matched that of the founding era for its array of talented and influential political thinkers and actors. John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington all possessed certain traits of character and intellect that significantly shaped the new United States of America and its direction for generations that followed. Among these personalities, George Washington is the most difficult for students to know. Compared to Jefferson, Hamilton, or most other important historical figures, our common images of Washington--seen on the dollar bill and quarter, crossing the Delaware River, or enshrined in the impersonal Washington Monument--are cold and distant. Today's perceptions of Washington seem to validate Ralph Waldo Emerson's maxim, "Every hero becomes a bore at last."
Do most students understand the importance of George Washington as a military and political leader during a time that demanded extraordinary leadership? The bicentennial of Washington's death in 1999 is an appropriate time to reflect upon his role and place in the school curriculum.
- 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....
- The Capital And The Bay: Narratives Of Washington And The Chesapeake Bay Region, Ca. 1600-1925
The Capital and the Bay: Narratives of Washington and the Chesapeake Bay Region, ca. 1600-1925 - A digital library of 139 books from the collections of the Library of Congress dealing with the history of Washington and the Chesapeake Bay area of Maryland...
- Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson. This is a short biography of the great American president Thomas Jefferson. From the site: Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 - July 4, 1826) was the third (1801 - 1809) President of the United States. This powerful advocate...
- Teaching About The U.s. Presidency
Teaching about the U.S. Presidency - Provides full-text access to the ERIC Digest of this name which gives advice to teachers about instructing students on the American Presidency. From the site: The role of the executive in the United States government...
- George Washington: A Brief Biography
George Washington: A Brief Biography This is another in a string of short presidential biographies I have put online. From the site: George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Here he received little formal education....
World History
Teaching about George Washington.
Teaching about George Washington. This paper reviews the life of President George Washington and presents ideas for teaching about him.
From the site:
No generation in American history has matched that of the founding era for its array of talented and influential political thinkers and actors. John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington all possessed certain traits of character and intellect that significantly shaped the new United States of America and its direction for generations that followed. Among these personalities, George Washington is the most difficult for students to know. Compared to Jefferson, Hamilton, or most other important historical figures, our common images of Washington--seen on the dollar bill and quarter, crossing the Delaware River, or enshrined in the impersonal Washington Monument--are cold and distant. Today's perceptions of Washington seem to validate Ralph Waldo Emerson's maxim, "Every hero becomes a bore at last."
Do most students understand the importance of George Washington as a military and political leader during a time that demanded extraordinary leadership? The bicentennial of Washington's death in 1999 is an appropriate time to reflect upon his role and place in the school curriculum.
- 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....
- The Capital And The Bay: Narratives Of Washington And The Chesapeake Bay Region, Ca. 1600-1925
The Capital and the Bay: Narratives of Washington and the Chesapeake Bay Region, ca. 1600-1925 - A digital library of 139 books from the collections of the Library of Congress dealing with the history of Washington and the Chesapeake Bay area of Maryland...
- Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson. This is a short biography of the great American president Thomas Jefferson. From the site: Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 - July 4, 1826) was the third (1801 - 1809) President of the United States. This powerful advocate...
- Teaching About The U.s. Presidency
Teaching about the U.S. Presidency - Provides full-text access to the ERIC Digest of this name which gives advice to teachers about instructing students on the American Presidency. From the site: The role of the executive in the United States government...
- George Washington: A Brief Biography
George Washington: A Brief Biography This is another in a string of short presidential biographies I have put online. From the site: George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Here he received little formal education....