tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959228.post2896761825111822893..comments2024-03-28T09:14:52.110+00:00Comments on Sinclair's Musings: Teaching History to BoysMatthew Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948452770723874618noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959228.post-91192205236914513152007-05-25T18:15:00.000+01:002007-05-25T18:15:00.000+01:00I think perhaps some teachers are hesitant to cove...I think perhaps some teachers are hesitant to cover really macabre or violent events in detail because they're distasteful, especially to female teachers (at least, that's been my personal experience).<BR/><BR/>If an added emphasis on military history would engage boys more readily, I think an emphasis on context and broader patterns in history, rather than rote memorization of facts, would engage the girls.Ruthiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15800371586600838226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959228.post-7041682819945726702007-05-25T02:22:00.000+01:002007-05-25T02:22:00.000+01:00Lol, sinclair, are you seriously claiming you once...Lol, sinclair, are you seriously claiming you once had a juvenile mind?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959228.post-34799639065078361352007-05-24T09:38:00.000+01:002007-05-24T09:38:00.000+01:00My word - we agree on something.There's a good opp...My word - we agree on something.<BR/><BR/>There's a good opportunity to combine design tech, maths, physics, chemistry and history - teach all the aspects of how Archimedes used mirrors to burn a Spartan fleet.Dave Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14607982331690895063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959228.post-90889343134635188102007-05-23T21:49:00.000+01:002007-05-23T21:49:00.000+01:00I do indeed agree Dave. In fact, I think it's the...I do indeed agree Dave. In fact, I think it's the best way of easing people into social history rather than a way of avoiding it entirely.Matthew Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948452770723874618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959228.post-59926244453005361882007-05-23T19:47:00.000+01:002007-05-23T19:47:00.000+01:00I agree with the thrust of what you're saying. My ...I agree with the thrust of what you're saying. My GCSE English lit exam was on The Mayor of Casterbridge. I've since come to like Hardy, but at the time it was off-putting. A View from the Bridge was a great choice (particularly as I read the part of Alfieri).<BR/><BR/>Gettysburg is fascinating and it would make for one hell of a school trip, but it is important to avoid just arrows on a map. I think (and I'd say you'd agree) that some of the human element has to come through.Dave Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14607982331690895063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21959228.post-49618370185705349972007-05-23T00:30:00.000+01:002007-05-23T00:30:00.000+01:00hah. now i understand why i thought all shakespea...hah. now i understand why i thought all shakespeare a snooze until i read macbeth...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com