The Past as Liberation from HistoryThe Past as Liberation from History explores the difference between the social construction we call history and the lived experience we call the past, arguing that by failing to distinguish between the two, we risk unquestionably accepting as authoritative accounts of the past in which we have no voice. It shows that identities rooted in the richness and variety of the past, even when the history is painful, serve the purpose of drawing us closer to one another as we seek to realize our shared dreams of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. By placing in counterpoint broader educational concerns with the teaching experiences of the author, the study also explores this individual's testimony as a teacher seeking to make relevant for his students the examination of the past. |
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... to show the manner in which I have traveled down a difficult road in the hope that my testimony can be as potent as another's more cogent exhortation . Notes 1 Ellen Glasgow , In This Our Life ( 4 THE PAST AS LIBERATION FROM HISTORY.
... to show the manner in which I have traveled down a difficult road in the hope that my testimony can be as potent as another's more cogent exhortation . Notes 1 Ellen Glasgow , In This Our Life ( 4 THE PAST AS LIBERATION FROM HISTORY.
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... hope to pursue happiness . The preaching of cracked old certainties about work , family , and moral values in strident and masculine voices sounds the depths of our insecurity . In our fear of the future , we mistakenly try to cling to ...
... hope to pursue happiness . The preaching of cracked old certainties about work , family , and moral values in strident and masculine voices sounds the depths of our insecurity . In our fear of the future , we mistakenly try to cling to ...
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... hope to achieve . We do not make the world anew as if all possibilities are unlimited ; in thinking we can we risk a false sense of omniscience . We have no guarantee that our follies are any less pernicious than those of an earlier ...
... hope to achieve . We do not make the world anew as if all possibilities are unlimited ; in thinking we can we risk a false sense of omniscience . We have no guarantee that our follies are any less pernicious than those of an earlier ...
Contents
The Past I Have Known | 87 |
Fridays Belong to Ned Cobb | 103 |
Interpreting the Past with Light and Shadow | 123 |
Copyright | |
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Doing History: Investigating with Children in Elementary and Middle Schools Linda S. Levstik,Keith C. Barton No preview available - 2005 |