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A Different View Of World History
I taught an amazing group of upper level high school students in a World History class during the 2019-2020 school year. It was a great...
darbymkennedy
Mar 30, 20212 min read
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Lifelong Learning
One of the best parts of teaching is that my job requires that I keep studying and learning and growing. I've joked that I'd love to go...
darbymkennedy
Mar 1, 20212 min read
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History Is About The Long View
One of the most common questions I get in both my Current Events classes and my History classes is "how did we get here?" This has been...
darbymkennedy
Jan 17, 20212 min read
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What We Lose Without History
My husband and I had a long talk this past weekend about graduation requirements and college entrance expectations. This is what happens...
darbymkennedy
Aug 17, 20202 min read
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Teaching History Through Objects
I have, on occasion, been known to squeal with excitement when I come across a item or concept that can serve as the focal point for...
darbymkennedy
Jul 18, 20202 min read
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Is it a Moment, or a Movement?
During the week, I teach four separate current events classes to a total of about 30 students. When I asked the group yesterday why they...
darbymkennedy
Jun 17, 20202 min read
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What A Week To Be A History Teacher...What A Week To Be A Human
I recently commented to a friend and fellow history teacher that these past few weeks have been a trying time to teach history,...
darbymkennedy
Jun 7, 20202 min read
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Why do I teach? Because of Mrs. Baird.
I think that most of us have one or more (if we are lucky) favorite teachers that really inspired us. I decided I wanted to be a teacher...
darbymkennedy
May 26, 20203 min read
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