About Me
Funny how a little question, only seven words long, can throw one for a loop. I had a student ask me that question an hour ago and I am still reeling from it. I’m reeling because I can’t verbalize an answer.
Interests
History adds a fourth dimension to location and we rely upon that. Historical context is augmented reality. The same young people who might question the point of learning a national or cultural history would not question the importance of their own personal history. At some level, they know they tap their past experience to their understand themselves, their actions or values. The trick is to get them to see that their personal geography, where they are in the world, and how this can change, is caught up in the history of their larger culture.
