Adjusting to the real world after a week at Montpelier can be challenging. There are real pressures to be ready for the next school year but an equally real mission to teach the substance of the ideas present in our curriculum. Several participants have shared their gratitude via e-mail or the Facebook group. I wanted [...]
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A People United by Links
A number of links and web resources were discussed during the NEH Landmarks Institute at Montpelier. I’m going to post a few that I caught and ask that everyone add to the list by posting a comment to share your best kept secrets on the web. Sue Leeson shared this resource created by Gordon Lloyd. [...]
To provoke: More Serious Questions about Constitutional Thinking
To provoke thinking and discussion, I will find a way to blend some of the quotes listed below (from the 2008 Montpelier Workshop #2) into my pedagogy in 2008-09. Please add to the list and/or suggest how to build these into class discussion, writing assignments, or projects/activities. 1. To make a polity is more difficult [...]
Constitutional Citizens Chat
At the Center for the Constitution at Madison’s Montpelier, we’ve reached the end of Week One. This is a week long seminar for American teachers who have worked hard to dig deep into Madison’s ideas about constitution making. It was a big finish too. Noah Pickus, author of True Faith and Allegiance, asked participants to [...]
The American People and an Incredible Machine
With gadget fans across the country talking about the new 3G iPhone, it’s hard to argue about the innovative spirit of the American people. It’s a fact. We love our machines whether they’re speeding down the highways or probing the surface of Mars. I wonder, however, if there’s more to this particular characteristic of the [...]
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