Relearning History
A Question-Driven Approach to the Study of the Past
Published on 15. September 2017
Book
Hardback
239 pages
978-1-62273-253-1 (ISBN)
Description
For many students, the traditional approach to the study of history does not work. The litany of facts arranged in a chronological sequence often turns out to be mind numbing and forgettable. In addition, they see little relevance between the past and the world they live in today.
Relearning History was written for those students. Instead of reviewing the traditional time line of the past, the focus is directed at questions relevant to the present. Why does the two-party system dominate American politics? Why is wealth so unevenly distributed? Why does race and gender still play such a large role in modern society? Why has there never been a World War Three? These "why" questions, along with 11 others, serve as the foundation for a discussion of history so that the study of the past is inexorably linked to a enhanced understanding of the present.
Students who are currently enrolled in history classes can use Relearning History to supplement and enrich the traditional curriculum. Some may even want to use it in place of the traditional curriculum. As for those adults who have completed their formal education and never learned much in their earlier history classes, this book will give them the chance to finally study history in a meaningful manner.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Delaware
United States
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
518 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-62273-253-1 (9781622732531)
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Joe Regenbogen holds a Masters Degree in Education from the University of New Orleans. He began his teaching career in 1979 in an inner city high school in New Orleans, Louisiana but spent most of the following three decades working in the Parkway Schools district of St. Louis. In his long teaching career, he taught a full spectrum of courses, ranging from American and World History to electives like Crime and Law and the American West. Classes were taught at the regular, honors and AP levels. He served as department chair, sponsored and coached such activities as the chess team, student council and the mock trial team. He has also served as adjunct instructor at the University of New Orleans and Maryville University where he taught social studies methods and education respectively. Following his retirement in 2012, he now teaches American history at his district's Mosaic Academy, a special program designed to meet the needs of exceptionally gifted students.