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We All Learn at a Different Pace

A Principal's Reflections

During the pandemic, I was grounded for an extensive period of time. It was quite odd and liberating not to be constantly on a plane, train, or in a rental car. Boy, did I make use of my bike since the gyms were closed. While a few of my projects continued, these were few and far between. When I traveled, there was nowhere to go and eat as everything was delivered.

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Teaching about Judaism, Christianity & Islam

Future of History

Teaching about Judaism, Christianity and Islam needs to be a staple in middle school world history and culture classes. On the anniversary of October 7, Lauren Brown points out misconceptions and offers resource ideas to help counter students' frequent confusion. The post Teaching about Judaism, Christianity & Islam first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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'About England'

Living Geography

A cross-posting from my GeoLibrary blog. This book by David Matless is the 2nd in a proposed trilogy of books about England and Englishness. It's dense and full of scholarship and I have very much enjoyed reading it. The book explores the development of the idea of Englishness, and inclues a wealth of additional reading material and also cultural references gleaned from a huge range of sources, which are pieced together to tell a story of certain aspects of the country's character and geography.

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A year into the Israel-Hamas war, students say a chill on free speech has reached college classrooms

Institute for Citizens & Scholars

The post A year into the Israel-Hamas war, students say a chill on free speech has reached college classrooms appeared first on Institute for Citizens & Scholars.

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'Mountain Queen'

Living Geography

The Mountain Queen is a name given to the Sherpa guide and mountaineer Lhakpa Sherpa. She has worked in the Himalayas for many years You can follow her on Instagram and other social media. A film is now available on Netflix. It follows her life and career.

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Visualising a palimpsest

Living Geography

I am putting together some resources for various projects, but one is on landscapes , with links to the urban landscape in particular. It explores how successive periods of history in a city leave some traces of the past, but most of them are hidden, or removed in the process of regeneration. Sometimes the facade of a historic building may be retained, but the rest replaced by a modern building which will probably have been built with materials which will not outlast the original facade.

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The High Street - a new history

Living Geography

I like the sound of this new book - out in October. What makes a high street? It's certainly not just about the shopping; these thoroughfares are often the beating heart of our towns and cities and, by extension, of the people who use them. As spaces where local life and culture unfolds, our high streets can be playgrounds of personal indulgence and community spirit, or sites of contentious debate and politicking.

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