{"id":1370,"date":"2025-03-26T22:00:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T02:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/elemsocialstudies\/?p=1370"},"modified":"2025-03-26T22:01:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T02:01:37","slug":"3-24-class-9-blog-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/elemsocialstudies\/2025\/03\/26\/3-24-class-9-blog-post\/","title":{"rendered":"3\/24 \u2013 Class 9 Blog Post"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi all! <\/span><\/p>\n

I hope everyone is having a good week and enjoying the sun! On Monday, we took a trip to the Valentine Museum and did a guided walking tour of downtown Richmond, which I really enjoyed! (We also enjoyed a delicious dinner at Taza, and I will be going back soon to get another Honey Harissa bowl!)<\/span><\/p>\n

This field trip perfectly exemplified the power of place-based education for students. Being inside the Wickham house was very informative and helped me understand what life in Richmond was like shortly before the Civil War. One detail that stuck with me was seeing the blankets and pillows on the floor of a bedroom, which we found out was where enslaved people slept so they could always be near the family they served. Seeing the house and looking at additional primary sources made history feel more tangible and helped to immerse me in this experience. Our tour guide emphasized the importance of not overlooking primary sources of enslaved people\u2019s resistance, as these materials are necessary to challenge the idea that is often taught in classrooms that enslaved people were passive in slavery. This experience reinforced how place-based education provides students a richer, more complete understanding of history, something that textbooks or lectures may not be able to fully capture. What are your thoughts on place-based education and how it compares to traditional classroom learning?<\/span><\/p>\n

Another key takeaway for me was the tools of engagement used throughout the trip. In the Wickham House, we weren\u2019t just given information, we were asked to observe and interpret what we noticed. This small question allowed us to look around the room more closely, and once I did, I saw the various instruments in the room, and the lyres on the chandeliers and ceilings. Later, a riddle in the next room prompted us to look around the room to spot Homer, and why Homer and scenes from the Iliad appeared in the Wickham house, (to show that the Wickham’s were educated). On the walking tour, Dr. Stohr encouraged us to participate in activities such as notice and wonder, which made me reflect more deeply on Richmond\u2019s history. At the Capitol, stopping to observe the seal and share what we observed, led us to recognize the goddess representing America’s victories on the seal. Reflecting on these experiences, I was surprised to learn about the Romans and Greeks’ influence on Virginia’s culture and architecture. These interactive strategies kept us actively thinking. What are other methods you could use to engage students on a field trip to the Wickham house, throughout the Museum, or on a walking tour of Richmond? What were some takeaways you had from this field trip, and was there anything you learned that surprised you or challenged your previous knowledge about Richmond’s history?<\/span><\/p>\n

Overall, Monday’s field trip reinforced the value in these field trips, and I plan to incorporate them into my future teaching. I can’t wait to read everyone’s responses. Thanks again to Dr. Stohr for organizing the trip and for a delicious dinner. See you on Monday!<\/span><\/p>\n

-Maya Holzman<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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