[Ohiogift] My 2 centsRe: A History Option

[Rosado Feger, Ana]

Given the nature of this listserv, it seems counterproductive to spend time arguing on the relative merits of programs in an x vs. y manner.

If we believe in education as education of the WHOLE individual, then all aspects are important.  A citizenry who is ignorant of either history OR science is doomed to making AND repeating stupid mistakes.  

There are different outlets and different programs and different goals and different formats.  Any single one is not of itself better than the others, find that which works for YOU and the students in your life, share it to let others know, and celebrate diversity.


--Ana L. Rosado Feger, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Operations Management
Ohio University College of Business
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From: ohiogift-bounces at lists.service.ohio-state.edu [mailto:ohiogift-bounces at lists.service.ohio-state.edu] On Behalf Of Susan Rakow
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 10:36 AM
To: Will Fitzhugh
Cc: Ohiogift
Subject: Re: [Ohiogift] My 2 centsRe: A History Option


True - but they get thousands of entries which are all read by volunteers (teachers, professors, historians). As an author myself, I am well aware that different publications have different length limits. Your publication allows for 32,000 words. History Day doesn't. This is a valuable lesson for this young scholar. But National History Day also has categories for dramatic presentations, artistic presentations, technological presentations, etc. And Shannon's question was about grades 4-8, where 2500 words might be a challenge, even for gifted learners. Not impossible of course, and a valuable challenge. Remember - not all our gifted kids are headed for Stanford - nor should they be, nor could they be. The IB culminating essays may or may not (I don't know) have a word limit. But a word limit in and of itself should not be a negative or a criticism of an entire program. 

-----Original Message-----
>From: Will Fitzhugh <fitzhugh at tcr.org>
>Sent: Sep 17, 2012 10:03 AM
>To: Susan Rakow <susanrakow at earthlink.net>
>Subject: Re: [Ohiogift] My 2 centsRe:  A  History Option
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>A History Option:
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>I recently published this Emerson Prize-winning, 32,000-word paper on 
>the 18th Century Regulator War in North Carolina. The author, headed 
>for Stanford this year, had to cut it down to 2,500 words to win first 
>place nationally this year in the National History Day competition, 
>which does not allow papers longer than 2,500 words.
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>I once asked them if they would consider longer papers, and they told 
>me: "We don't want anything that takes longer than 10 minutes to read."
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>Will Fitzhugh
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>“Teach by Example”
>Will Fitzhugh [founder]
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Susan R. Rakow, Ph.D. 
Clinical Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Program in Gifted Education Department of Curriculum and Foundations Cleveland State University
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