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Tag Archives: History
March Madness: Worst Disease in History
This month, my class and I set out on a journey of discovery. We’ll be investigating history’s worst diseases – viruses, plague, pandemics, mere outbreaks… the lot of them. We began as all March competitions begin – with a bracket: … Continue reading
Teaching Memo: A Restaurant Challenge
After we engaged with the “capitalism vs. communism” concept group, I needed to assess my students’ understandings and abilities to apply those concepts… so with that in mind, I’m writing today about a fun, engaging, and effective assessment and application … Continue reading
Student Choice Leads to Lifelong Learning
I’ve been teaching for over a decade, and whereas most of these years I made myself as important as possible in the learning process, over the last few years I’ve been working on minimizing the notability of my presence in … Continue reading
Hohenschönhausen Prison
Remember to visit the 2017 travel page to see every post I’ve made this year (Amsterdam in April, seven countries over the summer). Hohenschönhausen (lit. “high beauty houses”) is a neighborhood east of central Berlin. The name of the district … Continue reading
Posted in Travelogue, Travelogue 2017, Travels
Tagged backpacking, Berlin, Culture, europe, european travel, exploring, History, hohenschönhausen, learning, prison visit, Slow Travel, Stasi, stasi prison, tips for travel, travel, traveling
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A Brief Political History of Georgia (the Republic of)
Georgia is a land between political cultures. I’m not really sure if it’s a part of Asia or Europe, and I suppose the arbitrariness of such distinctions shows itself in the answer of the hour. If you ask Russia, its … Continue reading
Posted in Education, History, Travelogue, Travelogue 2017, Travels
Tagged abkhazia, asia, clash of cultures, Culture, EU, europe, Europe Trip, european travel, georgia, germany, History, invasion, NATO, political history, political power, republic of georgia, Slow Travel, south ossetia, soviet union, tbilisi, traveling, travels, Tskhinvali, united states, USSR, War
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