Odds and Ends in History March 23-March 30, 2010
Odds and Ends in the World of History March 23-March 30
As a secondary school social studies teacher for ten years I understand the various demands on a teacher’s time—there is very little time left in the day after the marking, planning, meetings, supervision and extra-curricular activities are all done. Since it is virtually impossible to keep up with all of the latest news in the world of history I thought that I would compile a list of five odds and ends from the world of history and history education for history educators from the week of March 23-March 30, 2010.
- Bye, Bye to The Beaver, Hello Canada’s History!
On March 25th Canada's History magazine and Canada's History online will be formally launched in Toronto. Check the new website and the online extras for the April/May issue after 7:00 p.m. ET. Be the first to comment on the new discussion forums and feedback loops!
- Don’t Mess With Texas! Texas Conservatives Win Curriculum Change.
After three days of turbulent meetings, the Texas Board of Education on Friday approved a social studies curriculum that will put a conservative stamp on history and economics textbooks, stressing the superiority of American capitalism, questioning the Founding Fathers’ commitment to a purely secular government and presenting Republican political philosophies in a more positive light.
- Want to experience WW II food rationing in London, England?
Now you can. 'The Ministry of Food' is the Imperial War Museum's new exhibition covering the 14 years of food rationing in Britain that began in 1940. It explains how food imports were reduced by enemy attacks on the merchant navy, and how the British people had to reinvent the ways that we grew, transported and consumed food. Kitchen Front is the new name for the café at the Imperial War Museum, run by the estimable Company of Cooks caterers. Founder Mike Lucy has bravely decided to put authentic war-time austerity recipes on the menu, for people who are curious to know what the dishes of this era tasted like.
- With tsunami’s and earthquakes dominating international headlines over the past few years many Canadians are unaware that just before midnight March 27, 1964 (46 years ago) the first of six massive waves struck Port Alberni on Vancouver Island. Sparked by the deadly Good Friday earthquake in Alaska a few hours earlier, a two-storey "wall of water" toppled trees, flung cars into buildings and ripped houses from their foundations. Watch this clip from CBC Archives as reporters talk to residents just after the tsunami as they struggle to recover. http://archives.cbc.ca/on_this_day/03/27/
- US Healthcare Reform
On Tuesday March 23, 2010 President Barack Obama signed a landmark health-care bill in a White House ceremony. See how these new changes to American healthcare compare to the Canadian healthcare system.
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