Category Archives: Student Post
Class Reflection/Rosa Parks
Our reading this week from the Richmond’s Unhealed History book, chapters 7-9 was interesting through the different graphs and maps showing how Richmond has changed over the years. These three chapters were once again filled with difficult reading. The treatment … Continue reading
Historical Fact or Fiction?
Greetings fellow classmates, Whew! I don’t know about all of you, but my mind has been spinning ever since our Tuesday night class. There’s so much to reflect upon when it comes to learning how to teach elementary history and … Continue reading
Two Thoughts on Cultural Difference
Last week, we read the first three chapters of Richmond’s Unhealed History, which focused on the interactions between early settlers at Jamestown and Henrico and the Indians of the Powhatan Confederacy whom the English gradually drove out of their places of … Continue reading
Single-Sex Schooling and Gender/Sexual Identities: How Do We Support LGBTQIA+ Students During Development?
Hello all, For our very last blog post of the semester, I thought we would be able to take the time to do some reflection and see what that looks like in the field of Psychology. For my child development … Continue reading
The Learning Network: The New York Times’ Social Studies Resource
Hey class! I have found a fantastic resource on teaching current events and lessons revolving around relevant topics to social studies instruction. Follow this link to view The New York Times’ Learning Network for Social Studies. This resource uses content … Continue reading
The World Map Projection Issue
Our last class was really intriguing as we talked about the different types of world maps. I was blown away by learning that the Mercator Projection is so wildly off lol… I believed some countries were more prominent than in … Continue reading
Book Banning? Really!?! What Year Are We Living In?
It’s 2022 and yet, if you do a quick internet search for book banning, hundreds of articles, interviews, and news stories pop up and they are not just from the past but rather are prominently featured in today’s headlines. Book … Continue reading
Helping Children Understand the War in Ukraine
A significant thought lately, especially after visiting the Valentine, is how to answer questions about today’s biggest current event: the war in Ukraine. I have already experienced these conversations with children as young as 5 who are scared that something … Continue reading
The Danger of a Single Story
Hi everyone! During class this week, we discussed teaching “hard history” (Learning for Justice), including slavery and American Indians. Within this topic, we explored the history we learned and what is still … Continue reading
Who Decides What History We Learn?
Tuesday during class, Dr. Stohr mentioned in passing how difficult it must be to pick which famous figures in history we learn about. This statement sparked my imagination; if I … Continue reading