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Website Review: Dr. Seuss Went to War
During World War II, everyone played a part. Everyone…including Dr. Seuss. Before Theodore Giesel gained worldwide prominence as a childrens’ book author, he was the chief editorial cartoonist for the...
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The Return to the Neighborhood – Mr. D is back!
It took quite a while, but the Neighborhood is back in business! To be honest, I was really expecting to post at least once a week when I started my new position. However, this year I learned of a new...
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Democracy Distilled – an Infographic on Voting Rights produced by eLocal
Source: Democracy DistilledbyeLocalLawyers.com In honor of Inauguration Day, as well as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the folks at eLocal produced an interesting, evocative Infographic video about...
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Making the case for Parochial Schools in the NCLB age
Yes, Sister Mary Margaret, there is a place for you and the rest of the “penguins.” It’s just difficult to see against the tests, the balance sheets, and the armada of charter and magnet schools...
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The Revolutionary Age – the Winter Edition of History NOW
The Siege and Relief of Gibraltar, 13 September 1782″. By John Singleton Copley (1738-1815), c. 1783 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Revolution is truly like a pox, spreading from person to person. This...
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More Slavery Math Problems: Another Example of Clumsy Content Integration in NYC
Today’s post is proof positive that not every teacher visits the Neighborhood—especially when it’s for their own good. A year ago, we looked at the plight of a Georgia teacher who made a clumsy and...
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The Castro Retirement: Passing of the Guard, or a Prelude to Counter-Revolution?
Fidel and Raul Castro (Photo courtesy of AP) Rare is the tyrant that manages a graceful exit. In Cuba, the second tyrant in a row is attempting just that. At the announcement of his re-election as...
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This Day in History 3/11: The Great Blizzard of 1888
Now that spring is coming soon, it might serve as a reminder that the end of winter can be just as turbulent as the rest of the season. March 11, 1888, was shaping up to be another unseasonably warm...
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Videos for the Classroom: The Western Tradition
As regular followers of the Neighborhood can tell you, I was a pretty dorky kid. It wasn’t enough that I sat and read the encyclopedia cover to cover. Nor was it enough as a precocious 8 year old...
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Videos for the Classroom: Crash Course!
I cringe at the word “kid-friendly” — sounds like a bad Law and Order: SVU episode. One of the constant missions of the Neighborhood is to find resources that tap into the caffeine-addled brains of...
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Mad Men and the King Assassination
Some of the cast of AMC’s Mad Men. Yesterday was that rare instance when television illuminates. Even so, the light shone by the tube can often reflect on our own mirrors—and the image is rarely...
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This Day in History 5/30 – The 1806 Duel between Andrew Jackson and Charles...
Some epithets seem custom-made for their people they describe. Father of his country, Great emancipator, Great Soul…hell, any permutation of “the Great”, or “the Terrible”, or “The Magnificent” and so...
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Review of Khan Academy’s “American History Overview Part 1: Jamestown to...
I had not been a huge fan of Khan Academy. Even before I started working with one of its competitors, I generally took a dim view of anyone that thought they could do better than a teacher with just a...
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Cool Link for the Classroom: The Periodic Table of the Presidents
Periodic Table of the Presidents, courtesy of Periodicpresidents.com A huge thanks to P.J. Creek for sharing his amazing work here at the Neighborhood. P.J. is an eighth grade social studies teacher...
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How to Teach about 9/11 – Some Resources
English: World Trade Center, New York, aerial view March 2001. Français : Le World Trade Center à New York. Vue aérienne datant de mars 2001. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Every year, I tell my 9/11 story....
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Bring Back Social Studies – From the Pages of The Atlantic
The beginning of the end: President Bush signing NCLB at Hamilton H.S. in Hamilton, Ohio. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Even if you’ve said it a thousand times, it doesn’t hurt to say it again. Mr. D’s...
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This Day in History 10/1: The first Tonight Show appearance of Johnny Carson
I don’t usually watch late night television…and mostly because Johnny Carson isn’t a part of it. On October 1, 1962, temporary host Groucho Marx introduced the new permanent host of NBC’s Tonight...
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This Day in History 11/19: The Gettysburg Address
This two-minute speech from November 19, 1863 has been reposted ad nauseum today, but once more won’t hurt. Thanks, Abe. We need you now more than ever. Four score and seven years ago our fathers...
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Videos for the Classroom: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Today marks the 149th anniversary of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Maybe outside of the JFK killing, it is probably the most documented single homicide in American history. It has been...
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Did the Culper Ring get its due? A review of AMC’s “Turn”
From the poster of AMC’s “Turn” In the world of espionage, the best recognition is no recognition at all. The front of the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Langley, Virginia...
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