IHARE – Teacherhostels, History and Archaeology Programs
“Life is a journey, not a destination” is a phrase that one hears from time to time. It asks us to focus not on the destination but the journey to arrive there. After all, the classic western ended with riding off into the sunset but the story was about everything that happened prior to that […]
How should the history community advocate on its behalf? Perhaps instead of focusing at the state level for the advocacy for state and local history, one should think smaller. In this post, I wish to address the recent example by the Long Island history community and to make some suggestions about the next steps. Long […]
The Flying Monkeys are clamoring for the Witch Hunter to wrap up his investigation. They have established September 1 as the deadline for its end citing Department of Justice protocols. No such deadline by law exists for a conclusion to the open investigation, only a pause on indictments until the election period is over. But […]
We are a storytelling species. In this post I would like to share one example of the potential for storytelling in our communities using primary source documents. In subsequent posts, I intended to share other examples from different formats and venues showing how different history organizations and people are reaching out to audiences in different […]
The countdown to the midterms is under 100 days. It still proceeds on a day-to-day basis but mentally a threshold has been crossed. A bigger one to come on Labor Day is only a few weeks away. The primaries are drawing to a close. The intensity of the showdown for control of Congress and various […]
The Wicked Bible was NOT published with the intention of becoming the Wicked Bible. When it was published by the royal printers in 1631, it simply was as another edition of the recently authorized King James Bible. And so it was except for one small omission – the word NOT did not appear in the […]
Critical thinking is one of those skills we pretend to consider to be desirable for citizens in a democracy. Theoretically, students are educated in this skill as part of the k-12 curriculum. In the beginning, students would be provided a document or primary source and then asked questions about it. Initially, all the questions asked […]
I have heard the ads, haven’t you? Yes, it’s time to start the back-to-school shopping. At least so say the marketers. That also means it’s time to start thinking about school field trips. One of the issues with field trips is even if the school permits them there is the cost of the bus. Here […]
At present two competing views are being presented for the status of the American Presidency. Really Strong Men Aren’t Bullies One view holds it is only a matter of long-overdue time before the final straw brings down the hot air blimp [can you identify the Twilight Zone episode that ended with exactly this result?]. […]
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who […]
by Peter Feinman
by Peter Feinman
by Peter Feinman
