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"Why haven't you gotten to Mesopotamia yet..."

Denise Ford

I need support from my wonderful WHP community.  I am the only teacher my building doing World History Project (good for me...). However, as we progress through our studies of village networks and ancient trade networks, I'm confronted with "It's almost November.  When are you going to start teaching about Mesopotamia?"  I know I'm doing this the right way, but I'm faltering in my school environment. I need some support to remind me why this is so much better for my students in their long-term learning of the immensity and wonder and big important ideas of Ancient History.

We are almost ready for the "Early Agrarian Societies jigsaw" so we will be "getting to Mesopotamia" soon (uggh) -- I just need my community to remind me. Anyone else find themselves in a party of one at their school and need to stay strong to keep doing the right thing?

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  • Hi  ! You're doing the right thing! We've got your back!

    I felt similarly the first couple of years of WHP Origins--I was leading other teachers at my school through the curriculum change so I felt responsible for every hiccup we experienced. 

    I also had to remind myself that, in all honesty, most kids probably won't remember much about the content in 5, 10 years time BUT they will remember and use the skills from our classes throughout their academic careers and beyond. So even if you never make it to Mesopotamia, you're still teaching them valuable literacy skills, how to work cooperatively, how to problem solve, how to think critically, etc.

    And, more practically, here's the daily and weekly slides I use with my classes if you want to follow along with my pacing. Feel free to make a copy for yourself to edit.

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