Rather than try to discuss the recent foiled terrorist attack in the UK or the tenuous cease-fire between Lebanon and Israel and other very important current events I’m going to take a break and discuss some lighter fare with another favorite PBS show of mine.
History Detectives is just what the name says. Besides highlighting little-know parts of U.S. history, I love the show’s stress on the processes of research and discover. Sometimes the artifacts or paths that the detectives go down turn out to be dead ends but that’s not the point. It’s the journey and what we learn along the way. It makes personal connections from far off events to now.
I’m not sure how much I will be able to use this in the classroom but for anyone interested in U.S. history, this show is a must.
Here's a mystery for the detectives to solve: How the heck did George Bush get elected ... TWICE??
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