tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post114118474025816271..comments2024-03-16T14:54:12.445-04:00Comments on History Is Elementary: Mangled HistoryEHThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17964668210604436937noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-1141597889467717622006-03-05T17:31:00.000-05:002006-03-05T17:31:00.000-05:00That would be interesting to research. Ok, who ou...That would be interesting to research. Ok, who out there will fund our research, Polski? <BR/><BR/>Disney...don't get me started. Every year I have to debunk the Pocohontas movie. I always have kids who ask me things like, "Why did they sing so much back then? People don't sing like that anymore?" "Did she really have a racoon friend like in the movie?"<BR/>Oh....my....gosh! Also since I teach in Georgia I have to deal with the Cherokee Princess myth. Everyone whose family has resided in Georgia since colonial times have passed along the myth that their families are 1/4 Cherokee and they are related to a Cherokee Princess. I have at least 12 little girls every year who can't wait to share this with me. Full blooded Cherokees have verified for me that they did not have titles such as princess.EHThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964668210604436937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-1141591841970040502006-03-05T15:50:00.000-05:002006-03-05T15:50:00.000-05:00Great Post! Lets not forget the "Disney" version ...Great Post! Lets not forget the "Disney" version of history either and its role in keeping our kids from learning what really happened. <BR/><BR/> It would be interesting to find out which country has the most educated population for knowing the history of their country and the world.Dan Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397636504405471939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-1141223793595488862006-03-01T09:36:00.000-05:002006-03-01T09:36:00.000-05:00In my class we do a game called "Jaywalking". A v...In my class we do a game called "Jaywalking". A version of Jay Leno's history game. I ask them random history questions from our current lesson or just things they should know. Last week one of my questions was "What number president was Ben Franklin?" I got complete silence for what felt like a millenium until a kid across the room yelled "HE WAS NOT PRESIDENT DUDE"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com