January 20, 2013 – Icarus P. Anybody

Day: January 20, 2013

Jan - 20
2013

Notes From The Classroom, pt. II–Civil War Casualties

As I mentioned in my last post, I spend a lot of time teaching my high school students about the American Civil War. Or, to be more accurate, I should say “the Civil War era”. As I tell them on the first day of the school year, I’m a pacifist, and I don’t…

Jan - 20
2013

Notes From The Classroom, Pt. I-Slavery Footprint

Ethan Lewis

So in my day job I teach American history (and since I work at a boarding school, it is often my night job as well). One of my classes is a survey course on U.S. history. I believe that it is impossible to understand America without understanding the Civil War, so every year…