Remembering and Learning

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(04-14-2015 01:17 PM)Matt Macoubrie Wrote:  So as it is the 150th commemoration of the assassination of the late Abraham Lincoln . . . it has come to my attention that the public does not know of the story and even who Lincoln was. I have been going around the schools and conferences her in Nebraska and have noticed that even in the city of Lincoln, it is a relatively unknown topic of conversation. I was supposed to speak to the public here but the Sons of Union Veterans decided that it wasn't an important enough topic to have a press release about.

I am so glad to have all of you on here to discuss not only the assassination, but History as well. It is our jobs to teach the younger generations about these topics and inform them of heroics and tragedies of the past, as if it were a Shakespearean play.

As I teach my students:

"History is not about the names, dates, places, and events; rather it is about interpreting those names, dates, places, and events, to see how they impact society today"

Thank you for reading and comment if you desire!

*Long live the spirit of Abraham Lincoln and the work of Historians everywhere

Very wise words, Matt. Keep doing what you are doing. I once had a class of 25 sixth graders sitting in front of me, and not one student raised his/her hand when I asked who Abraham Lincoln was. It took me mentioning the man on the penny and the man on a $5 bill before a boy said, "Oh yeah, he's that dude on the money!"