Chapter 4: Accessing Primary Sources to Enhance Critical Thinking

This chapter made me reflect back on my own education in history and civics. I always viewed this subject and the teachers of this subject as boring. Yet, as an adult, I love traveling and learning about new places, cultures, etc... Which got me thinking about the power of primary sources. I believe if my teachers would have used primary sources I would have been much more motivated and engaged in the learning of history. I will defiantly explore the National Archives and Records Administration website. This seems like a powerful resource that could be used in all curricular areas.

As I read about Thinking Critically About Primary Source Material: Generating Questions, Identifying Information Sources, Student-Generated Data, Experts and Finding an Authentic Audience for Student Analysis; I immediately thought about how our 43rd and Plum project based learning could be a great opportunity for us to implement some of these strategies.