Gail Hennessey
11-05-2008, 10:23 AM
As I went to the local store to purchase newspapers on the results of our Presidential election, a previous student commented, "I got newspapers today, Mrs. Hennessey, and put them away for both my kids." She reminded me that I had told her about starting a history box when she was a student in my class so many years ago! Wow- you just don't know the impact you have on students! She made my day. Here is the idea which perhaps, you may want to pass along to your students.
History is the study of written records that have been left behind by previous people. Often, we forget in the moment that what is happening around us is tomorrow's history.
Ever since I can remember, I have continued an idea my mother gave to me. For any historic events, be it man walking on the moon, the first woman running for President(or Vice President), I have gone to the store, purchased a newspaper and placed it in a storage box. Some day, someone will open my history box and find items which happened during my lifetime, which they will be reading as history.
For young people reading this, I give you the same idea. Get today's newspaper for November 5, 2008, start your own history box...
History is the study of written records that have been left behind by previous people. Often, we forget in the moment that what is happening around us is tomorrow's history.
Ever since I can remember, I have continued an idea my mother gave to me. For any historic events, be it man walking on the moon, the first woman running for President(or Vice President), I have gone to the store, purchased a newspaper and placed it in a storage box. Some day, someone will open my history box and find items which happened during my lifetime, which they will be reading as history.
For young people reading this, I give you the same idea. Get today's newspaper for November 5, 2008, start your own history box...