Category Archives: Education

Too Many Civil War Books?

Posted on May 5, 2011 by skydancer506

Written by John Hiett The flood of books a couple of years ago commemorating the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth got me wondering just how many Lincoln books our library could absorb. When so many titles get published at once, don’t … Continue reading →

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Norfolk 4th-grade teacher who held mock slave auction placed on administrative leave

Posted on April 28, 2011 by skydancer506

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A fourth-grade teacher in Norfolk who staged a mock auction of black and mixed-race students as part of a Civil War history lesson is on administrative leave. Norfolk Public Schools Chief Operations Officer Michael Spencer tells … Continue reading →

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Day camp brings Civil War to life for area youngsters

Posted on April 24, 2011 by skydancer506

From weaponry to quilt squares, area youths learn about life in the Civil War at Spotsylvania day camp. BY AMY FLOWERS UMBLE, Fredericksburg.com The new recruits lined up, and one by one each private marched up for a rifle. Decked … Continue reading →

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Oakland County Executive Wants to Put Civil War Map in Every County Classroom

Posted on April 23, 2011 by skydancer506

L. Brooks Patterson unveils map that plots key Civil War sites around Oakland County. By Mark H. Stowers | Email the author | Oakland County schools will have a new tool to help teach the history of the Civil War: a map of Oakland … Continue reading →

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Map guide designed to promote region’s Civil War history

Posted on April 22, 2011 by skydancer506

By LINDA COMINS , Wheeling Intelligencer WHEELING - Appalachian Regional Commission officials visited Wheeling Thursday to unveil a new tourism tool, Civil War: The Home Front Map-Guide to Appalachia, designed to boost the economy and attract cultural heritage tourists to the 13-state … Continue reading →

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North-South divide still overshadows how to teach the Civil War

Posted on April 21, 2011 by skydancer506

By Associated Press WASHINGTON — You don’t have to look far for examples of how the Civil War stirs public debate 150 years after it began. A private “secession ball” in Charleston, S.C., pegged to the anniversary in February of … Continue reading →

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Learning history ‘hands on’: MC history class helps curate Civil War exhibit

Posted on April 19, 2011 by skydancer506

From Maryville College Courtesy of the Daily Times, Maryville, Tennessee African-Americans relied on songs and symbols to communicate the locations of the Underground Railroad. The explosion of the SS Sultana in 1865 resulted in the greatest maritime disaster in United … Continue reading →

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REGISTRATION OPEN FOR TENTH ANNUAL CIVIL WAR TRUST TEACHER INSTITUTE IN HISTORIC NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

Posted on April 19, 2011 by skydancer506

Summit is offered free of charge to educators, offers strategies for bringing history alive in the classroom (Washington, D.C.) – This summer, elementary, middle and high school teachers from around the nation are invited to Nashville, Tenn., to take part in … Continue reading →

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150 years later, Civil War still a delicate subject for schools

Posted on April 19, 2011 by skydancer506

The American Civil War is a touchy subject for educators, who must help children understand issues that continue to divide Americans 150 years after the war’s outset. By Erik W. Robelen, Christian Science Monitor / April 18, 2011 You don’t have to … Continue reading →

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