Why This Teacher Is Marching in Washington
I am your child's history teacher. You may know me from the Ancient Egypt mummification project your child did in 6th grade when we did a comparative study of beliefs of the afterlife of ancient civilizations. That's a fancy way of saying we mummified a chicken in the classroom, a sneaky way to engage students in analysis and evaluation.
Or you might have heard your child talking about the fascinating way the Mongols conquered Asia in the 13th century with their amazing equestrian skills, but failed miserably to subjugate Japan when the Kamikaze wind sank their armada two times in failed attempts. That was the project where the students researched a primary source scroll depicting the invasion and worked in groups to decipher it.
But that was many years ago. That was before the standardized testing movement resulted in