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DemocraticPatriot

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20. That makes you a great teacher!

Reply to CRK7376 (Reply #19)

Wed Jul 21, 2021, 10:40 PM

Jul 2021

My best friend was a history teacher for many years (now he helps design curriculum for a college).

He used to teach history/social studies through exercises... For instance, divide the class into groups, tell them they are their own new country, and they must write a constitution for their new country... Stuff like that, which would make the students have to really think, and debate, rather than just plain memorization of historical facts and text reading alone...

I wish I could have attended some of his classes, lol, but he lived too far away.

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LOL! Please! LymphocyteLover Jul 2021 #17

What's a texbook???? CRK7376 Jul 2021 #19

That makes you a great teacher! DemocraticPatriot Jul 2021 #20

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