July 16, 2008
Just found this source, courtesy of Woodlands High School’s James Rowland: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Summer Teacher Institute lesson plans.
Seriously. Consider these:
- Lesson 2: Langston Hughes and the Blues
- Lesson 4: The Vietnam War: A Popular Music Approach
- Lesson 9: Woody Guthrie and The Grapes of Wrath
- Lesson 27: I Went to the Crossroads: The Faust Theme in Music, Film and Literature
- Lesson 30: Trouble for the United States in the Middle East: The Reagan-Bush Years
Spread the word; friends don't allow friends to repeat history.
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History, History and art, History audio sources, Lesson plans, Museums, Music, Vietnam | Tagged: History, Lesson plans, Music, Vietnam, Woody Guthrie |
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Posted by Ed Darrell
September 10, 2007
Some people can’t let go of the past, and like the greedy chimpanzee who grasps the rice in the jar, and then is trapped when he cannot pull out his fist nor will he give up his prize to save his freedom, they trap themselves out of a good life.
Like this fellow, whose father’s dislike of an old political position of Pete Seeger kept them both from a good concert. He appears to agree with his father, though, thinking that somehow Seeger is responsible for the evils of Stalinism, and complaining that Seeger was tardy in making note of the fact that Stalin was evil. And Instapundit’s Glenn Reynolds agrees, profanely, and inaccurately, as I’ll explain below the fold. But heed this warning: I’m explaining at length.
Get a life, people! Pete Seeger did.
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Spread the word; friends don't allow friends to repeat history.
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Cold War, Dissent, Heroes, History, Music, Patriotism, World War II | Tagged: Cold War, Dissent, Heroes, History, Music, Patriotism, Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, World War II |
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Posted by Ed Darrell