A teacher of mine played Billy Joel's song "We didn't start the fire", then he gave us the lyrics and we had to find on our own, information on each of the events Billy Joel mentions. Would you agree that would be a good political and historic curriculum for a History class?
2006-10-06 10:40:58 · 16 answers · asked by Enterrador 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Very good exercise - a lot of worthwhile information to be found. If I were a History teacher, I think I'd steal the idea.
2006-10-06 10:52:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. The song has a very large number of Historic Moments and by making History into a fun project of going through a good song it gets more of the students interested in doing the work. Why does a History class always have to be simply about boring lectures. Let the students do something that they might see as fun. And on top of it, by going over the song over and over, the students will begin to memorize the song itself, making them aware of the events and approximately when they took place.
2006-10-06 10:46:14 · answer #2 · answered by Alex 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I actually like that song. Probably one of Billy Joel's 3 or 4 best.
And yes, I think that's a wonderful way, since it pretty much just mentions a lot of historical events over the last 50 or 60 years.
2006-10-06 10:45:41 · answer #3 · answered by Uncle Pennybags 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
truly? The professor suggested the "white guy is The devil?" you will desire to have suggested some thing in case you concept the tactics he went approximately coaching weren't honest. i comprehend you probably did no longer would desire to/or you do no longer would desire to, whether it could have been a good concept so which you does no longer have had to sense uncomfortable. i'm in college too and that i've got concept approximately enrolling in one in each of those courses in easy terms for exciting yet i do no longer comprehend if i could pass for the duration of the comparable reports you probably did. i'm a Hispanic American (of Mexican descent) yet my Spanish isn't good in any respect and that i in all risk could say some thing appropriate to the language concern. yet I nonetheless locate it complicated to have faith that that certainly got here approximately. i do no longer comprehend the kind you may have customary that the pupils had "fifth grade, English writing skills." yet for the conversing, every person could be clever yet no longer comprehend English very properly.
2016-10-02 00:36:50 · answer #4 · answered by grumney 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, each of the people/events mentioned in that song are/were significant to the US/world history. Do your homework and stop complaining about it here.
2006-10-06 10:42:58 · answer #5 · answered by Jim T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did it in college right after the song was released. Western Cic. professor thought it would make for a great research paper. And I agree it did (Mississippi State University)
To answer your question yes I agree
2006-10-06 10:56:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely
2006-10-06 10:55:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My history teacher did the same thing and I don't see what's wrong with it. Makes sense to me actually to take something contemporary and have students investigate what the singer is talking about. Better than mindlessly singing along.
2006-10-06 10:43:12 · answer #8 · answered by misskate12001 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that I have heard that song before; therefore, if it wasn't offensive, ie: using offensive language, being deroggetory to anyone.....I wouldn't see why that wouldn't be a good way to get kids invovled in finding out about history. In fact, that is a very creative way.
2006-10-06 10:44:05 · answer #9 · answered by texasgrants 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same thing in history class. I liked the idea, I say yes.
2006-10-06 10:42:49 · answer #10 · answered by T agent 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋