HeyJaredTrapped in History
This history education podcast is on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Music. It involves discussions with teachers, history enthusiasts, and students. The goal is to share my educational journey with others and to gain a greater scope of knowledge.
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Episode 78 - One Man’s Trash, Part I: What Does the Evidence Actually Say? (opens the original)
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Within this episode, I break down the purpose of an introductory group activity for students entitled, "One Man's Trash" that was originally created by me and Maegann Basham in 2020. This is Part I of the two part series on this activity. The next episode will examine and wrestle with the philosophy behind it. Three Questions to Wrestle With — Part One 1. How much evidence is enough before a historian can reasonably make a claim about the past? At what point does a reasonable inference cross the
Episode 77 - Wrestling with History (opens the original)
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I am back! After a break this summer I return to discuss my philosophy on wrestling with history in education. I will now be coming back to record episodes and have meaningful conversations. Wrestling with History: Three Questions to Consider 1. If history rarely provides simple answers, should the goal of history education be helping students find answers, or helping them learn to live thoughtfully with complexity and uncertainty? 2. Can we truly understand a historical figure, document, or soc
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