The most recent issue of Harvard Educational Review contained an insightful essay about a student-run radio program at Swarthmore College that focuses on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Emily Hager, though still a junior in college, tells us of her experiences interviewing people experiencing the wars firsthand—such as refugees, and government officials—on the other side [...]
Although I am not a big fan of studying history by only learning about wars, like the Vietnam site I posted previously, World War II Remembered, a project of Unified School District 230 in Spring Hill, Kansas, focuses on the effects of the war by preserving the oral histories of veterans. The site offers more than these testimonies as it allows the visitor to get to know these veterans personally, and may have an impact on students’ as they begin to understand this generation that had this war play such a pivotal role in their lives and who will soon not be able to tell us about it any more.
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Vietnam: 30 Years Beyond War is a beautifully arranged site by the San Jose Mercury News contains photo-journals of post-war Vietnam and could become a valuable tool for teachers of history, social studies and even politics to make real for their students what it means to rebuild nations and some of the lingering effects of a war that has long since ended. [...]
While browsing for reference materials to support essays I am writing, I stumbled upon an excellent site that is a project of The Street Law & The Supreme Court Historical Society, Landmark Supreme Court Cases is designed to help teachers review the issues and decisions made in 17 of the most influential cases in the United States. Cases discussed include: Roe v. Wade; Plessy v. Ferguson; and Brown v. Board of Education. Resources include not just the full-text of the opinions, but also excerpts and summaries at three different reading levels.
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