Productive stupidity

Do you ever feel stupid? For some of us, the feeling can be a daily occurrence so I’ll re-phrase the question. Do you ever feel stupid . . . on purpose? Because if you haven’t purposefully gone out of your way to feel stupid, I’m gonna suggest that you’re not doing your job correctly. Give [...]

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End of the year – Student evaluations and self-reflection

Really? The end of the year? Weren’t we just shoveling snow? I guess it is May. And you know what that means . . . yup, student evaluations. You know . . . having students evaluate you and your teaching over the last nine months. I never really thought much about having my students complete [...]

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Not Yet Convinced about Not Even Past

Mmm . . . got an email several days ago announcing the debut of a new web site published by the Department of History at the University of Texas at Austin. Titled Not Even Past after the famous William Faulkner quote The past is never dead. It’s not even past the site claims to speak [...]

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Awesome summer learning opportunities

I know that it seems as if summer 2011 is forever away. But it’s never too early to start thinking about how you’re going to spend your time next year. And I know that the summer months are the only time you have to recover and repair. So take some time off but don’t be [...]

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We made the show! TAH grant app approved

I’m pretty pumped. Back in 2003, we applied for and received one of the earliest Teaching American History grants and spent the next three years learning about the Brown v. Board case and its impact on race relations in the United States. We’ve been trying to get back to the TAH big leagues ever since. [...]

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