Little did I know, that I would meet a teacher who was more dedicated than I could ever imagine. His approach since the beginning was to allow us to understand history beyond the realm of a textbook. For every time period we studied, he would introduce us to a piece of literature written at the time. Whether it be him recreating Churchill's famous speech at Westminster College or sharing a poem by Aleksandr Pushkin; I found that history can and is more than just a timeline of events. During our unit on the French Revolution, I rushed back home and replayed Le Marseillaise almost nonstop. Listening to the passionate and vibrant chords of the piece, I imagined being a sans-culotte at the walls of the Bastille. That was the beauty of it all. I no longer saw history as a static timeline of events, but rather a dynamic narrative that everyone contributes to. However, I find myself extending Mr. Hanna's approach beyond the classroom as well. One of the greatest projects I ever participated in was the recreation of the Congress of Vienna, but there was a
Little did I know, that I would meet a teacher who was more dedicated than I could ever imagine. His approach since the beginning was to allow us to understand history beyond the realm of a textbook. For every time period we studied, he would introduce us to a piece of literature written at the time. Whether it be him recreating Churchill's famous speech at Westminster College or sharing a poem by Aleksandr Pushkin; I found that history can and is more than just a timeline of events. During our unit on the French Revolution, I rushed back home and replayed Le Marseillaise almost nonstop. Listening to the passionate and vibrant chords of the piece, I imagined being a sans-culotte at the walls of the Bastille. That was the beauty of it all. I no longer saw history as a static timeline of events, but rather a dynamic narrative that everyone contributes to. However, I find myself extending Mr. Hanna's approach beyond the classroom as well. One of the greatest projects I ever participated in was the recreation of the Congress of Vienna, but there was a