Comments for Connie Prewitt http://history591six.wordpress.com Southern Colorado Teachers' New England History Classroom Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:19:58 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Where the United States was Born by Debra Hall Ownbey http://history591six.wordpress.com/2008/06/03/where-the-united-states-was-born/#comment-38 Debra Hall Ownbey Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:19:58 +0000 http://history591six.wordpress.com/?p=33#comment-38 Benjamin Franklin in a toga is a sight I won't forget, either. Benjamin Franklin in a toga is a sight I won’t forget, either.

]]> Comment on Write like Ben; Student Shackles by Jonathan Rees http://history591six.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/write-like-ben-student-shackles/#comment-37 Jonathan Rees Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:23:09 +0000 http://history591six.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-37 Connie: Drop me a note when you finish your posts, OK? Connie:

Drop me a note when you finish your posts, OK?

]]> Comment on Write like Ben; Student Shackles by history591twenty3 http://history591six.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/write-like-ben-student-shackles/#comment-36 history591twenty3 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:19:37 +0000 http://history591six.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-36 Hi Connie, The shackling of students is an interesting idea. I believe a modern version would be handcuffing and shakling the legs. You can find these in a police supply store. It is not pleasant being handcuff. When I went through the Training Academy for DOC, everyone in training had to be handcuffed and shakled to understand the feeling and restriction of being in this position besides learning how to correctly placing these objects on people. I hated being like a prisoner! If young people have this experience for a short time, I believe we would not have as many criminals but convincing parents is another story! Dolores Ballejo Hi Connie,
The shackling of students is an interesting idea. I believe a modern version would be handcuffing and shakling the legs. You can find these in a police supply store. It is not pleasant being handcuff. When I went through the Training Academy for DOC, everyone in training had to be handcuffed and shakled to understand the feeling and restriction of being in this position besides learning how to correctly placing these objects on people. I hated being like a prisoner! If young people have this experience for a short time, I believe we would not have as many criminals but convincing parents is another story!
Dolores Ballejo

]]> Comment on Unity and Community – The Amish Way by Erin http://history591six.wordpress.com/2008/06/10/unity-and-community-the-amish-way/#comment-35 Erin Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:58:29 +0000 http://history591six.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-35 I'm glad you had such a great opportunity to learn about the Amish way of life. I don't think we can truly understand something as vastly different from our way of life until we are immersed in it. I think your experience will be a wonderful teaching resource for your kids! I’m glad you had such a great opportunity to learn about the Amish way of life. I don’t think we can truly understand something as vastly different from our way of life until we are immersed in it. I think your experience will be a wonderful teaching resource for your kids!

]]> Comment on Write like Ben; Student Shackles by history591twenty9 http://history591six.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/write-like-ben-student-shackles/#comment-34 history591twenty9 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:25:14 +0000 http://history591six.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-34 Connie, I understand your motive that in order to teach just how evil that slavery was (is), lets put them in the same position. But I think just seeing the shackles with a good description of how they were used, maybe even the number of deaths due to the slave trade & conditions of slave ships would really drive the point home. Good blog! King Hutch Connie,

I understand your motive that in order to teach just how evil that slavery was (is), lets put them in the same position. But I think just seeing the shackles with a good description of how they were used, maybe even the number of deaths due to the slave trade & conditions of slave ships would really drive the point home.

Good blog!

King Hutch

]]> Comment on Write like Ben; Student Shackles by Jonathan Rees http://history591six.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/write-like-ben-student-shackles/#comment-33 Jonathan Rees Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:34:27 +0000 http://history591six.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-33 Are you sure that shackling your students is a good idea? We don't simulate war in class, do we? Are you sure that shackling your students is a good idea? We don’t simulate war in class, do we?

]]> Comment on Valley Forge: Trivia Quiz by Brett Bridgman http://history591six.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/valley-forge-trivia-quiz/#comment-32 Brett Bridgman Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:17:38 +0000 http://history591six.wordpress.com/?p=48#comment-32 Connie, Thanks for posting the Valley Forge quiz! It will be great to reflect back on this in the middle of the school year. Great tool for teaching and assessing kids if you decide to show them your blog. Brett Connie,

Thanks for posting the Valley Forge quiz! It will be great to reflect back on this in the middle of the school year. Great tool for teaching and assessing kids if you decide to show them your blog.

Brett

]]> Comment on Unity and Community – The Amish Way by history591fifteen http://history591six.wordpress.com/2008/06/10/unity-and-community-the-amish-way/#comment-31 history591fifteen Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:45:15 +0000 http://history591six.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-31 I loved your blog today- I especially liked how you would compare/contrast the Amish to Puritans, Mormans, Jews,... I could also see myself doing something very similar with my students. I loved all of your descriptions of the day- great job!:) Lauren I loved your blog today- I especially liked how you would compare/contrast the Amish to Puritans, Mormans, Jews,… I could also see myself doing something very similar with my students. I loved all of your descriptions of the day- great job!:)
Lauren

]]> Comment on Unity and Community – The Amish Way by Sherri Ward http://history591six.wordpress.com/2008/06/10/unity-and-community-the-amish-way/#comment-30 Sherri Ward Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:55:03 +0000 http://history591six.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-30 Hey Connie, You are always such a prolific writer. I think you gave several ways to approach teaching this subject to your 5th graders. They will certainly gain knowledge from your first hand experience of being in Lancaster county. Nice job! Hey Connie,

You are always such a prolific writer. I think you gave several ways to approach teaching this subject to your 5th graders. They will certainly gain knowledge from your first hand experience of being in Lancaster county. Nice job!

]]> Comment on Unity and Community – The Amish Way by history591eight http://history591six.wordpress.com/2008/06/10/unity-and-community-the-amish-way/#comment-29 history591eight Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:24:59 +0000 http://history591six.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-29 Connie, This was a great blog. I really love your answer to the "no picture" question at the end. We are tourists, granted, but they graciously invited us in to their home as guests (oohh, I need to add that to my blog!). It would be incredibly rude of us to take pictures of those adorable children as though they were Mickey Mouse. You hit that nail on the head!! Kelli Connie,
This was a great blog. I really love your answer to the “no picture” question at the end. We are tourists, granted, but they graciously invited us in to their home as guests (oohh, I need to add that to my blog!). It would be incredibly rude of us to take pictures of those adorable children as though they were Mickey Mouse. You hit that nail on the head!!
Kelli

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