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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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  • I can sort of relate, because I follow the WHP 1750-Present course, and while NY State also begins my curriculum in 1750, I don't "get to" the French Revolution until well after my colleagues.  However, those extra days I spend introducing skills and inserting the fun that WHP offers really do pay off, and I always finish up where I need to be by June.  I think for Big History and Origins this is probably a more pronounced problem though.  

    I remember when a few of our ninth grade teachers piloted Big History here and had a similar issue. (Now all the ninth grade teachers use Big History Nerd!)

        was one of them - maybe he can chime in!

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  • I can sort of relate, because I follow the WHP 1750-Present course, and while NY State also begins my curriculum in 1750, I don't "get to" the French Revolution until well after my colleagues.  However, those extra days I spend introducing skills and inserting the fun that WHP offers really do pay off, and I always finish up where I need to be by June.  I think for Big History and Origins this is probably a more pronounced problem though.  

    I remember when a few of our ninth grade teachers piloted Big History here and had a similar issue. (Now all the ninth grade teachers use Big History Nerd!)

        was one of them - maybe he can chime in!

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