1) How can I best discuss truth and perspective with my students?
It is important to understand these things in order to become a functioning adult. You have to understand that people will have other perspective than you. I will teach my students about truth and perspective and be straight forward with them. I will try to relay the times when I have a bias and help them understand others' viewpoints.
2)How can I make history interesting and memorable?
You can make history incredibly active and get students involved in the fact that they are studying their own history. Bring in projects. Just like experiments make science more exciting, activities and projects will spice up history.
3)How will I, as a history teacher, employ the five questions presented by Loewen in the afterword?
I think it is important not only for me to use these questions to make sure the resources I'm using are accurate and unbiased, but also for me to teach my students to ask these questions. In the 5th grade standards, it says that students must develop the ability to identify various methods used by historians to learn about the past. These questions play a huge role in the development of that skill. In 5th grade you are also required to learn how to analyze, organize, and interpret information. Asking yourself these questions directly correlates to being able to do this.
How and why will I avoid "lying" to my students?
I will avoid lying by doing my research, understanding all sides to an issue, and presenting pure fact. This will not be easy. There are many things in history that I take sides on. Some of these issues appear to have a definite good and bad side (the holocaust). I must make a daily effort to show the students truth through fact. However I believe in teaching acceptance and peace. Events like the holocaust should never happen again. There will be moments where I will take sides and teach to that. I need to make sure that the place I'm coming from is one the benefits the students.
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