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copteacher
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 Posted: 02/08/05 - 23:14 Post subject: On the novel Little Women and Roman Battle tactics
Since I teach both ancient world history and literature to the same group of students, I made a weird connection today.
In history, we studied the battle tactics of the Roman army and why they were so dominate.
Later in Literature we were discussing part of Little Women and out discussion got to how a man felt after being told no from a marriage proposal. (it happens in the story), we got to the idea of man being vulnerable and exposed when laying his heart out to a woman when he asks "the question," I then said kind of like how the Romans were trained to attack with the shield and the dagger and the simple motion greatly exposed the enemy. The students immediately understood. It was a very cool teaching moment.
They then joked about how I could be the only teacher they knew that tied the Roman Army to American Literature.
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crazyfrog
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Posted: 02/08/05 - 23:25 Post subject:
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genie
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Posted: 02/08/05 - 23:36 Post subject:
I loved Ancient Rome, one of my favorite history classes, and LW was one of my favorite classic novels. Way to go Po Po! 
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Posted: 02/09/05 - 09:26 Post subject:
I hated history but you're way of teaching may have kept me interested. I like the creativity used by some teachers. You sound like a good 1 Joe. 
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airehead
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Posted: 02/09/05 - 16:21 Post subject:
I think more teachers need to be thinking outside the box like you!
Kids are far smarter today than we were back in the day and the mundane just doesn't cut it anymore!
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HighHeat
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Posted: 02/09/05 - 16:28 Post subject:
I think the part that you've all missed, is that Mr Po Po is really saying that love is like a dagger to the chest.
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Pug
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Posted: 02/09/05 - 17:05 Post subject: Re: On the novel Little Women and Roman Battle tactics
| rtpd113 wrote: |
They then joked about how I could be the only teacher they knew that tied the Roman Army to American Literature. |
You might not be the only teacher to tie the Roman Army to Am Lit, but surely you are the only teacher to tie the Roman Army to Louisa May Alcott.
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genie
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Posted: 02/09/05 - 19:36 Post subject:
| HighHeat wrote: | I think the part that you've all missed, is that Mr Po Po is really saying that love is like a dagger to the chest.
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You're such a BOY 
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andydp
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Posted: 02/10/05 - 16:00 Post subject:
| JACKED UP wrote: | | I hated history but you're way of teaching may have kept me interested. I like the creativity used by some teachers. You sound like a good 1 Joe. |
How true !! Its the good teachers that create interests that will last all your life. Mine was History.
Remember: Those who forget their history are bound to repeat it.
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