Tag: Education
We tend to remember “firsts” in our lives. Hopefully we recognize the importance and value of experiences as we live through them. My first travel overseas was as…
In what has become a defining moment of my entire life, my first true humanities moment provided clarity and direction for my future in the midst of all…
I recently returned from a two week mini “Grand Tour” of Europe. The last stop on our itinerary was the Bavarian capital, Munich. As a World History teacher,…
In my first semester as a history grad student, I remember reading an assigned book that changed my perspective on history forever. Prior to grad school, I had…
My Humanities Moment was when I first read David Christian’s Maps of Time during my 2nd year of grad school. It made me interested in some of the…
Werner Heisenberg in his book “Physics and Philosophy” wrote: “It is probably true quite generally that in the history of human thinking the most fruitful developments frequently take…
Tucked away into Central Texas’ Hill Country is the repurposed ghost town of Winedale. Built by German immigrants in the nineteenth century, it nowadays features several creaky homes,…
The Barbados Museum and Historical Society is located in a former military prison. Its original purpose of control through force and containment is clear and obvious when I…