09-27-2012, 07:14 PM
History never sucks. Well almost never sucks... Ok, yeah History sucks a lot.
But it can be very interesting and thought provoking.
You are failing the subject - why? What part of the whole 'lessons of history' are you stuck on? Is it dates and names? If so try coming up with memes.
There are a few poems out there about historical events: http://poetry.eserver.org/paul-revere.html is a good example. The poem gives us clues as to people, places and dates which in the form of prose makes it easier to recall.
Columbus:
In fourteen hundred ninety-two
Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
(blah blah blah) http://www.teachingheart.net/columbus.htm
Remember, Remember the 5th of November...
Wait that one isn't part of US history.....
Australian History really isn't that much easier than American History. you are just fascinated by the Auzzie blokes and their accent and maybe the fact that there are wild flocks of kangaroo... It sounds romantic and interesting, thus you are attracted to it.
You just need to find things attractive about US history... Sure Ben Franklin wasn't a very attractive man, but did you know he took 'moon baths' - meaning he would wake up in the middle of the night and sit outside in the nude?
He was also a consummate lover - having lots of women on the side.... How could this man woo so many lady's hearts when he really wasn't that attractive?
Like gossip? Well US history is full of juicy details that you can sling around like mud... Sure you have to dig a little to find it, but it is there.
You are making the whole learning of US history into something drab and boring, you need to figure out ways to make it more interesting to you.
I bet if you looked up the names of people that teacher throws your way you can find 'dark' secrets and report back to the class the gossip... Earn extra credit for digging up those secrets.
I heard rumors lately that Malcolm X was actually a bi-sexual and had a white man as a lover!:eek: Talk about juicy bits of gossip.....
I bet they don't teach that in school.... :biggrin:
But it can be very interesting and thought provoking.
You are failing the subject - why? What part of the whole 'lessons of history' are you stuck on? Is it dates and names? If so try coming up with memes.
There are a few poems out there about historical events: http://poetry.eserver.org/paul-revere.html is a good example. The poem gives us clues as to people, places and dates which in the form of prose makes it easier to recall.
Columbus:
In fourteen hundred ninety-two
Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
(blah blah blah) http://www.teachingheart.net/columbus.htm
Remember, Remember the 5th of November...
Wait that one isn't part of US history.....
Australian History really isn't that much easier than American History. you are just fascinated by the Auzzie blokes and their accent and maybe the fact that there are wild flocks of kangaroo... It sounds romantic and interesting, thus you are attracted to it.
You just need to find things attractive about US history... Sure Ben Franklin wasn't a very attractive man, but did you know he took 'moon baths' - meaning he would wake up in the middle of the night and sit outside in the nude?
He was also a consummate lover - having lots of women on the side.... How could this man woo so many lady's hearts when he really wasn't that attractive?
Like gossip? Well US history is full of juicy details that you can sling around like mud... Sure you have to dig a little to find it, but it is there.
You are making the whole learning of US history into something drab and boring, you need to figure out ways to make it more interesting to you.
I bet if you looked up the names of people that teacher throws your way you can find 'dark' secrets and report back to the class the gossip... Earn extra credit for digging up those secrets.
I heard rumors lately that Malcolm X was actually a bi-sexual and had a white man as a lover!:eek: Talk about juicy bits of gossip.....
I bet they don't teach that in school.... :biggrin:
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