sexual orientation in history books

For an interpretation on history for general: Anyone for Hannah Arendt?

[magenta]shedmonite61[/magenta] wrote: For an interpretation on history for general: Anyone for Hannah Arendt?

Never heard of her before, checked it up and her writings sound quite interesting. You have peaked my interest, any suggestions on where to start?

JHC

I haven't read any of her works. My AP U.S. History teacher said that she is significant in the study of history since she emphasized evidentarianism (self-explanatory).

for hannah arendt, try eichmann in jerusalem. it's extremely controversial, as she implies that eichmann was little more than 'middle management' and his was a show trial; israel was putting nazi germany on trial through eichmann.

ironically, even though she was jewish, arendt was (for a time) the mistress of the philosopher martin heidegger, who was a member of the nazi party.

Wood, Thanks for the suggestion, I'll check it out.

Also forgot to mention that your last write up on the thread's topic was exactly the type of response I was looking for. . .insight from a teacher's perspective. Interesting that history can be grouped a different way. In that way I could see how this topic could be brought up in a meaningful way. . .I don't think it could really fit well in the timeline style of history teaching. Also this style of teaching that you mention, probably works best in High school and college, as I imagine timeline teaching would be necessary first, as the other concept would probably confuse elementary kids. Any more thoughts on this?

JHC

68Pontiac wrote: Wood, Thanks for the suggestion, I'll check it out.

Also forgot to mention that your last write up on the thread's topic was exactly the type of response I was looking for. . .insight from a teacher's perspective. Interesting that history can be grouped a different way. In that way I could see how this topic could be brought up in a meaningful way. . .I don't think it could really fit well in the timeline style of history teaching. Also this style of teaching that you mention, probably works best in High school and college, as I imagine timeline teaching would be necessary first, as the other concept would probably confuse elementary kids. Any more thoughts on this?

JHC

the parallel curriculum model is designed for all ages. for example, a unit based around the theme of patterns might be appropriate for early primary school, while units on racism and justice are appropriate for the middle or upper grades (i use them in the middle grades). the renzulli model works best with high schoolers who are comfortable working independently, as there is little teacher 'interference' in this model; it is not highly structured, and would not be appropriate for students who need this structure in the classroom. either way, these models are a hell of a lot more interesting than 'bueller, bueller.' :D