A Passion for the Past : Creative Teaching of U.S. History
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A Passion for the Past : Creative Teaching of U.S. History
by Authors:
James A. Percoco
Released: 06 November, 1998
ISBN: 0325000611
Paperback
Sales Rank: 65,788
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$19.00
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Customer Review #1:
A Students Perspective
I am a recent graduate of West Springfield High School, and I was priveleged enough to have Mr. James Percoco as a history teacher for the past two years. He is by far the most innovative and enthusiastic teacher I have ever known. His unique approach to history has inspired me and countless other students to connect more closely with the past, enjoying each discovery and challenge that history has to offer. I truly believe that Mr. Percocos book is a valuable asset to the teaching community. Perhaps if more teachers adopt his methods, students around the world will be able to see past come alive, just as I have.
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Customer Review #2:
A Terrific Source
Whether you are new to the field of teaching Social Studies or whether you are an experienced teacher, reading and using A Passion for the Past is a must. It is philosophical, engaging, stimulating, and practical at the same time. Jim Percoco has been generous in sharing his insights, strategies, curriculum ideas and specific lesson plans. He also shares his enthusiasm for teaching history, which is highly motivating in itself. If you are interested in stimulating ideas for an interactive teaching style, this is the very best source to check. Give yourself some time to read and work with this material - you will be inspired and guided - and so will your students! I cant rate this source more highly. Anyone teaching American History today will want to be familiar with Percocos ideas.
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Customer Review #3:
A New Birth of Freedom
Social Studies teacher James Percocos book provides, in the words of Abraham Lincoln, "a new birth of freedom" for teachers, students and parents interested in reinvigorating the study of the past. I came across Percocos book while reading an inspiring review in "The History Teacher" and no sooner than the following week did I find myself implementing many of the ideas that he created for his Applied History class. In each of the books eight chapters readers are reassured that the study of the past does not have to be limited to overblown textbooks in lecture-oriented classes. In fact, Percoco, despite the challenges of national and state standards of learning, has created more authentic and therefore more enduring opportunities for each of his students to actively participate in the study of the past rather than reading about voiceless men and women in twenty pound textbooks. Whether it is creating historical bumper stickers, field trips to Andersonville, historical heads, or historically relevant monuments out of clay, readers of this book will immediately seek out ways to apply some of the same ideas to their own teaching style and schools. The book will also inspire readers to the fact that when the study of the past becomes meaningful to the students it also becomes fun. The book concludes with an in-depth appendix providing valuable resources for those topics Percoco addressed throughout the book. This is the first of two books (the other "Divided We Stand: Teaching About Conflict in U.S. History") by Percoco that should inspire in each reader a vision of how history can be taught to all types of students as long as it is taught with passion and meaning.
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