Sources of History

I recently used Melba Patillo Beals’ Warriors Don’t Cry in my United States History class. It is a fascinating memoir of her experience as one of the Little Rock Nine. As I was reading the text with students, I kept finding myself thinking, “Why don’t I use more good non-fiction in the classroom? Why [...]

I love these days when you set up a discussion topic and it just works – the students are engaged in the topic, using previous knowledge and discussing and debating big ideas with their peers.
The lesson that I did today with my U.S. history class was on Federalist #10.  I love using primary source documents, [...]

On now to books that I’ve read.
I’m terrible at sticking to reading lists!  I often pick up whatever I like along the way.  However, I did read two of the texts from my original list that are worth sharing.
Kyle Ward’s History in the Making is a collection of excerpts from U.S. history textbooks from across [...]