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Tag Archives: Education
Norfolk 4th-grade teacher who held mock slave auction placed on administrative leave
Easy Plugin for AdSense by Unreal 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 … Continue reading
Day camp brings Civil War to life for area youngsters
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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Tagged Civil War, Education, Fredericksburg, Kids, Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
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Oakland County Executive Wants to Put Civil War Map in Every County Classroom
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
North-South divide still overshadows how to teach the Civil War
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
Learning history ‘hands on’: MC history class helps curate Civil War exhibit
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
REGISTRATION OPEN FOR TENTH ANNUAL CIVIL WAR TRUST TEACHER INSTITUTE IN HISTORIC NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
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
150 years later, Civil War still a delicate subject for schools
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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Tagged Education, Sons of Confederate Veterans, St Cloud State
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