Category Archives: Reflection

A Procedure for Reading Difficult Documents

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Michael K. Milton

As you would not chug a hot cup of tea, you also should not speed through a primary document! You risk a burnt tongue and not fully understanding what you just read. Try reading Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal quickly! … Continue reading →

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Teaching Historical Interpretation: Interpreting Student Life Events

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Michael K. Milton

“Who even knows if this really happened,” one of my students declared this year. “How do you think? How does one find out about anything?” I responded wanting to discuss how history is formed – the need to find artifacts … Continue reading →

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Going Meta: Cataloguing My Past Two Years of Blogging

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Michael K. Milton

As my blog turned two this past week, I felt it would be a good time to look back at one of the things I have worked on in my spare time these past few years. Over the past two … Continue reading →

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American Vision Dating Game: Hamilton, Jefferson, and the Importance of Sharing

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Michael K. Milton

Sometimes you put an idea out “there” and the world amazes you. That is absolutely what happened in this case. As many know, I am involved in a historical improv show called An Improvised People’s History. In order to  learn more … Continue reading →

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History Lab Reports: A Template

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Michael K. Milton

Have you ever watched TV? Particularly a television program set in a high school (or with high school-aged people)? At the beginning of scenes that take place inside a classroom, there is brief shot to establish the type of classroom … Continue reading →

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The Be More Interesting Pledge

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Michael K. Milton

In a slight departure from my typical posts about education and social studies, I wanted to present this pledge to you! I will soon get back to blogging about the activities in my classroom but I felt the need to … Continue reading →

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Absolute Monarchy’s Ultimate Class Playlist: Pairing Music with History

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Michael K. Milton

When I began school this year, I decided to create a class playlist – finding music that encapsulated what we did for each day in class and posting it in the room for all to see. Not only will this … Continue reading →

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Lessons from Superhero Movies: Teachers’ Edition

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Michael K. Milton

As the recent surge of superhero films is showing no signs of stopping, I felt that now was probably a good time to share lessons that I have gleaned from the current batch of superhero movies and apply them to … Continue reading →

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to a 1:1 Classroom* (Lessons Learned from Year 1)

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Michael K. Milton

As I was watching The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy on the way to New York City on Sunday, I came across this piece of dialogue: Mr. Prosser: This bypass has got to be built and it’s going to be … Continue reading →

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My Season Finale: The Ending of the School Year as a TV Show

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Michael K. Milton

If the closing of my first year school year was a season finale what would it be like? This thought popped in my head during my morning run as I was anticipating receiving my contract for the upcoming year. Here … Continue reading →

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