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Mr. D’s Guide to the Holidays # 1: Thanksgiving

ldorazio1 wrote 5 days ago: Freedom From Want (1943) By Norman Rockwell -- could it also read "Freedom from wanting clear a … more →

Tags: Education, History, Teaching, Current Events, Commentary, Comedy, curriculum, Social Studies, communications

Quotes, Pics, and Clips VI

Huston wrote 1 week ago: I’m resurrecting an installment I used to do, a bite-sized anthology of things I had recently … more →

Tags: Arts, Education, Humor, Language and Literature, Living Well, politics and society, Religion, Argument Clinic, E. D. Hirsch

This Day in History 11/9: The Fall of the Berlin Wall

ldorazio1 wrote 2 weeks ago: The announcement of our winner of “History’s Greatest A**hole” contest will have t … more →

Tags: 1989 revolution, American History, Berlin, Berlin Wall, Civil Rights, Cold War, Commentary, Contests, Current Events

Celebration via Office Supplies: The History of the Ticker-Tape Parade

ldorazio1 wrote 3 weeks ago: Yankees Ticker Tape Parade, from Yahoo! Sports Being in New York, I can’t ignore the fact that many … more →

Tags: American History, Baseball, Comedy, Commentary, communications, Current Events, curriculum, Education, Educational Leadership

Finally, Someone Who Agrees! Susan Engel on Teacher Education in NY Times

ldorazio1 wrote 3 weeks ago: POLLING IN “HISTORY’S GREATEST A**HOLE!” CONTINUES UNTIL SATURDAY!  VOTE TODAY!  P … more →

Tags: arne duncan, Commentary, communications, Contests, Current Events, curriculum, Education, Educational Leadership, Polls

This Day in History 11/3: The Birth of the US Income Tax1 comment

ldorazio1 wrote 3 weeks ago: Sharpen those pencils, take out your calculator and make sure you have those W-2s and 1099s ready.  … more →

Tags: 1040 tax return, American History, Civil War, Comedy, Commentary, communications, Current Events, curriculum, Education

Teaching the Bill of Rights to those who Shouldn't Use them Yet

ldorazio1 wrote 1 month ago: ONE DAY LEFT FOR “HISTORY’S GREATEST ASSHOLE” CONTEST!  DON’T BE LATE! Frank … more →

Tags: Education, History, Teaching, Current Events, News, Commentary, Comedy, curriculum, Social Studies

The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database - Website Review

ldorazio1 wrote 1 month ago: TWO DAYS UNTIL THE END OF OUR CONTEST.  SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY TODAY! This is a first for the Neighborhoo … more →

Tags: Education, History, Teaching, curriculum, Social Studies, media, communications, Teachers, Educational Leadership

Where the Environment Matters: the legacy of the Milton Hershey School1 comment

ldorazio1 wrote 1 month ago: Courtesy of Milton Hershey School Sometimes those ideals that have been ignored for years can still … more →

Tags: Education, History, Teaching, Current Events, Commentary, curriculum, Social Studies, media, communications

The Khaki-clad Elephant: The Dangerous Waters of Teaching Politics

ldorazio1 wrote 1 month ago: The minute I said it, the gasp from the class was overwhelming. Some stood open-mouthed.  A few were … more →

Tags: Education, History, Teaching, Current Events, Commentary, Comedy, Social Studies, media, communications

Mr D's History Bookshelf # 4 -- New York's Bravest

ldorazio1 wrote 1 month ago: New York City is not known for its folk heroes.  There are few Paul Bunyans and Peco Bills in the lo … more →

Tags: Education, History, Teaching, Commentary, curriculum, Social Studies, media, Teachers, New York City

In which what is near is far and what is far is near

lalisonbagel wrote 2 months ago: I don’t have cable. Shock, gasp, amazement, wonder. It’s simply too pricey to justify buying on my o … more →

Tags: A Month of Getting Started, Cheap

In which I write a missive to Oprah

lalisonbagel wrote 2 months ago: Dear Oprah: It’s awfully nice that you picked Uwem Akpan’s Say You’re One of Them as your new book c … more →

Tags: A Month of Getting Started, open letter, Oprah

The Gutting of a Georgetown Tradition: Meddling with "Map of the Modern World"1 comment

ldorazio1 wrote 2 months ago: I had another post in mind today at the Neighborhood, but this news was sent to me by my fellow alum … more →

Tags: American History, Commentary, Current Events, curriculum, Education, Educational Leadership, european history, Geography, GeoPolitics

Myths of Our Founding: Carol Berkin on Teaching the Revolution

ldorazio1 wrote 2 months ago: Battle of Bunker Hill, by John Trumbull. Yale University Art Gallery Should we have revolted against … more →

Tags: American History, American Revolution, Carol Berkin, Civil Rights, Comedy, Commentary, curriculum, Education, Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Obama of Tammany Hall: Presidential Meddling in State Politics

ldorazio1 wrote 2 months ago: William M. "Boss" Tweed, Boss of Tammany Hall 1858-1871 “He that blows the coals in … more →

Tags: Education, History, Teaching, Current Events, News, Commentary, Social Studies, media, Teachers

In which I bemoan my lack of cultural literacy

lalisonbagel wrote 2 months ago: For someone of a relatively young age, I have an atrociously low level of cultural knowledge. In man … more →

Tags: A Month of Getting Started

Character: The Yankee

ddrewd1 wrote 2 months ago: SOURCE: The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy. ITEM: On page 355, I randomly picked The Yankee, wh … more →

Tags: character, Yankee, New England

Quote: 'I Know It When I See It'

ddrewd1 wrote 2 months ago: Idea prompt for 9/16/2009. SOURCE:  New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy ITEM: Article entitle … more →

Tags: Quote, Observation, quotation, Supreme Court


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