Can history teachers apply Design Thinking to a subject often taught as a progression of facts? Jody Passanisi is entering "the wild west" of teaching this fall.

William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp is generally supposed to have been the model for Lord Marchmain in Evelyn Waugh’s novel, Brideshead Revisited.

This week is thanksgiving week in the US, so it seems fitting that we should have a list especially for our American readers. This list looks at 10 of the great moments in the history of the US - ten of the reasons that you are giving thanks this week. These are in reverse chronological

In the summer of 1965, riots broke out in the Watts neighborhood of southern Los Angeles. Over a six-day period, 34 people were killed, 1,032 injured and over 3,438 arrests were made. In 1966, LIFE magazine revisited the site of the worst riots America had ever seen in its history. The photo essay depicting the…

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Born in 1939 in a poor neighbourhood in segregated Alabama, Claudette was just fifteen-years-old when she became an important pioneer in the Civil Rights Movement. In 1955, on her bus ride home from school, she refused the driver's demand that she give up her seat for a white passenger, and was arrested. Despite the NAACP distancing themselves from her, Claudette undoubtedly played a vital role in integration.You can read all about her in this book.

Thanks to Rose Linden for submitting this myth–and yes, it is a myth. I found an MA thesis written in 1994 by Yolanda VandeKrol of the University of Delaware entitled “The Cultural Cont…

Whose arguments, the Federalists' or Anti-Federalists, regarding the ratification of the Constitution were better? Students will evaluate the competing positions and heated discourse that consumed America in the late 1780s. By analyzing anonymous newspaper editorials from the likes of Brutus and Publius on Constitutional issues like standing armies and national taxation, your students will have a better grasp of our country's first political debate. Throughout the lesson students will: 1) Respond to a Bell Ringer that asks them to choose a local politician out of several candidates based on their qualifications. 2) Read an introductory piece about the beliefs of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists. 3) Listen and discus an audio recording that gives further background of what the Federalist/Anti-Federalist debate was like. 4) In groups of two, each student in the partnership will be assigned a source set of two editorials to read and answer questions from. Afterwards, the partners will discuss their sources and answers together. 5) Conclude with an exit ticket that asks students to evaluate whose arguments, the Federalists or Anti-Federalists were better.

Educators need to provide parents and learners with the deep questions and the classroom experience that will launch higher-order thinking at home.

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A reinterpretation of The Death of Marat. (Want regular updates about my photos/projects? Please check out my Facebook Page!)

Summer of '60 credits: Mikaela Gallagher

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Jan Tschichold and the new typography

For reasons I cannot even begin to guess at, I often find myself tuning into Conservative talk radio in the mornings. And one of the quotes I hear repeated most often is this notion that, as a nation, we "must return to the Christian...

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While writing novels about a Victorian manor house, I came upon an interesting tidbit—one that I didn’t believe at first. For it makes no sense. When a girl became a maid of any sort—whether kitchen or chambermaid—she had to provide her own uniforms. A black dress and white apron for formal occasions when she was seen by the public, and a simpler dress to wear when she was doing the hard work. This would cost between £4-5 (equivalent to £228-285 today, or $354-442.) In 1900, with a yearly wage of only £22 pounds (£1255/ $1948) she had to provide her own clothes? She had to spend nearly 20% of her first year’s wage on her uniforms. They also had to do their work wearing a corset. No thank you. Ever, actually. The Lady’s Maid, who was often of some social position, usually knew a bit about fashion so they could be of use in advising, dressing, (and mending) their mistress’ clothing. They could wear normal clothing, even castoffs from her mistress (£32 (£1824/$2831.) The Housekeeper, earning £45 (£2567/$3985), usually wore a dark dress, and the butler--the highest paid at £60 (£3423/$5314)—wore a formal black suit. The cook (who I would consider the most important servant) earned £40 (£2282/$3543.) Their employers only paid for the uniforms of the footmen—the fancy-dancy livery. The footmen were paid £26 a year (£1484/$2304.) The fancier the livery, the more status for the family. They even were given a stipend to pay for the powder for their hair. So the footmen, who made decent money, didn’t have to pay for anything. No wonder they often had a haughty attitude. And if they were over six foot tall? They got paid extra. And if they were a matching pair…zounds. Now that was something to brag about. Having good calves was also important and some footmen wore "falsies" to pad their lacking calves. It looks like the two in the photo at the right could have used a little extra padding. Sorry, chaps. I'm just calling them as I see them. Just to give you the full picture, the lowest position was the scullery maid, who made £12 (£685 /$1063.). And the lowest male position of hallboy got £16 (£913 $1417.) I’m still learning about servants—and there’s so much to learn. But paying for uniforms? That seems unfair. And yet… I remember working in a restaurant that had a uniform, and I had to purchase it. But no way did it cost 20% of my annual income. The good thing about being a servant is that their room and board was provided, so they had few expenses. But they also had little time off and had to suffer the heirarchy of their employers--and the strict heirarchy of their own servant-world (more on that in another post.) I’ll also be writing more about the duties of servants later. But I can tell you now, I’m very happy I've never had to empty a chamber pot. Want to read more about servants in action? Try my Manor House Series (Downton Abbey fans will love it!) //Nancy

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Pre-1900 Indian military photographs.. We saw numerous pics of 1900-1947, though their are very few pics are there of those British-Bharatiya Jawans...

The school room, Blists Hill Victorian Village UK Could these be Victorian versions of the iPad?? :) Fuji X100

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Affiliate Links below I'm often asked which supplements are truly needed when a family decides to use The Mystery of History for their homeschool history curriculum. There are some wonderful things available, but how do you choose what is right for your family? What is necessary? Which Supp

The Battle of Bunker Hill was one of the early battles of the American Revolution. Discover the important features of the battle with this worksheet.